CVE-2017-6738
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Cisco IOS and IOS XE SoftwareOperating systems
CVSS
8.8HighExploit odds (EPSS)10.9%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Timeline
Description
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE contains a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to remotely execute code.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 60
- IOSaffected: 12.2(53)SE1CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(55)SECVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(50)SE2CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(50)SE1CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(50)SE5CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(53)SECVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(55)SE3CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(55)SE2CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(52)SECVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(58)SECVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(50)SE3CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(55)SE1CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(53)SE2CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(52)SE1CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(54)SECVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(50)SE4CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(50)SECVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(58)SE1CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(55)SE4CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(58)SE2CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(55)SE5CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(55)SE6CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(55)SE7CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(55)SE8CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(55)SE9CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(55)SE10CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(55)SE11CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(53)EXCVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(52)EXCVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(55)EXCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.0SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.1SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.2SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.3SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.4SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.5SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.6SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.7SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.8SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.9SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.10SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.11SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.3.0SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.3.2SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.3.1SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.0SECVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.1SECVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.2SECVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.2.3SECVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.3.0SECVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.3.1SECVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.3.2SECVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.3.3SECVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.3.4SECVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.3.5SECVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.4.0SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.4.2SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.4.1SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.4.3SGCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.4.4SGCVE List
References 4
- sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170629-snmpAdvisoryvia CVE List
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170629-snmpAdvisoryvia CVE List
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6738Referencevia CISA KEV
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6738Referencevia CVE List