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CVE-2017-6606

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6606 describes a vulnerability in a startup script of Cisco IOS XE Software, allowing an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to execute arbitrary commands as root. The CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM) indicates a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring physical access and having high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. This suggests a lower immediate threat despite the severe potential impact if exploited.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.1.0sCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.1.0s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.0sgCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.1.0sg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.1sCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.1.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.1sgCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.1.1sg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.2sCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.1.2s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.5
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0050 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 152 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170405-iosxe
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97434
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038190