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CVE-2017-6736

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Jul 17, 2017 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · cisco ios

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to remotely execute code on an affected system or cause an affected system to reload. An attacker could ex

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 17, 2017 · Catalog

    Detected

    The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to remotely execute code on an affected system or cause an affected system to reload. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a crafted SNMP packet to an affected system via IPv4 or IPv6. Only traffic direct

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to remotely execute code on an affected system or cause an affected system to reload. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a crafted SNMP packet to an affected system via IPv4 or IPv6. Only traffic direct

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date Mar 24, 2022

Affected

  • cpe cisco/iosversion unspecified
  • cpe cisco/ios xeversion unspecified
  • vendor Cisco IOS and IOS XE Softwareversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-6736

    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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-6736

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2017-6736

    30-day exploitation probability 70.4%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference43450

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-6736

    The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to remotely execute code on an affected system or cause an affected system to reload. An attacker could ex

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2017-6736 · ZeroDay Findings