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CVE-2017-6741

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6741 is a high-severity buffer overflow vulnerability in the SNMP implementation of Cisco IOS XE, affecting all SNMP versions. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted SNMP packet to cause a system reload or execute arbitrary code, gaining full system control. The vulnerability requires knowledge of the SNMP community string or user credentials. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high CVSS score and FAUCET Risk Score indicate significant potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0635 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 17,823 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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-20170629-snmp
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99345
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038808
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170629-snmp