CVE-2017-6743
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 31
- IOSaffected: 12.1(3)XICVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(1b)DACVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(5)DACVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(7)DACVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DACVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(10)DA5CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DA10CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(10)DACVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DA1CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DA6CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(10)DA8CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DA8CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DA11CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DA9CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DA4CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(10)DA3CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(5)DA1CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DA13CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DA12CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DA7CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(1b)DA1CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(10)DA1CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(10)DA6CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(10)DA4CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DA2CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DA3CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(10)DA2CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(12)DA5CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(10)DA7CVE List
- IOSaffected: 12.2(10)DA9CVE 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-2017-6743Referencevia CISA KEV
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6743Referencevia CVE List