CVE-2017-6718

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Published 2017-07-04 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.7

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

CVSS v2

7.2

VIR risk

6.7

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to the root level. More Information: CSCvb99384. Known Affected Releases: 6.2.1.BASE. Known Fixed Releases: 6.2.11.3i.ROUT 6.2.1.29i.ROUT 6.2.1.26i.ROUT.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

66%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@cisco.com — https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170621-ios1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99226
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038741
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170621-ios1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99226
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038741
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170621-ios1

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.