CriticalCVECISA — Known Exploited Vulnerabilities· 19 Apr 2023

CVE-2017-6742 — Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity: Critical · Kind: Vulnerability

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Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software. 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.

Vulnerability facts

CVE: CVE-2017-6742
On CISA KEV since: 2023-04-19
Ransomware use: Unknown

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