CVE Watch—

CVE-2017-6740

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS

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No CVSS

EPSS

10.8%

p95

KEV

YES

Mar 3, 2022

Exploit Today

0-100

Published: — · Last modified: —

EPSS · 30d

10.8%EPSS · 30 days10.8%

2026-06-302026-07-16

KEV catalog record

Product

Cisco / IOS and IOS XE Software

Vulnerability

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to KEV

Mar 3, 2022

Remediate by

Mar 24, 2022

Known ransomware use

Summary 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.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6740

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