CVE-2017-6742
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Cisco IOS and IOS XE SoftwareOperating systems
CVSS
8.8HighExploit odds (EPSS)21.4%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 97% 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 on an affected system or cause an affected system to reload.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 31
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.7.0SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.7.1SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.7.2SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.7.3SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.7.4SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.7.5SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.7.6SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.7.7SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.7.4aSCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.7.2tSCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.7.0bSCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.8.0SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.8.1SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.8.2SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.9.1SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.9.0SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.9.2SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.9.0aSCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.11.1SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.11.2SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.11.0SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.11.3SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.11.4SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.12.0SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.12.1SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.12.2SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.12.3SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.12.0aSCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.12.4SCVE List
- Cisco IOS XE Softwareaffected: 3.13.0SCVE List
- Universal Productaffected: N/ACVE 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-2017-6742Referencevia CISA KEV
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6742Referencevia CVE List