Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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.

cat cve-2017-6743.json

Vendor: Cisco
Product: IOS and IOS XE Software
CVSS: 8.8
EPSS (exploit probability): 10.5%
Status: kev
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01): March 24, 2022
Published: March 3, 2022
Source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6743

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.

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-03. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-03-24.

This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.