CVE-2017-6728

mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.003 · 25 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.32% (25th) EPSS

CVSS 6.9 · medium

Is it mine?

3 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisco_csaf · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code at the root privilege level on an affected system, because of Incorrect Permissions. More Information: CSCvb99389. Known Affected Releases: 6.2.1.BASE. Known Fixed Releases: 6.3.1.15i.BASE 6.2.3.1i.BASE 6.2.2.15i.BASE 6.1.4.10i.BASE.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedCisco IOS XR Softwarecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.0

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7

v2.06.9mediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.4 · impact 10

v3.07highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1 · impact 5.9

v3.06.4mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.06.7mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-269USprimary

affected products (3)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Cisco Cisco IOS XR Softwareall versionscisco_csafUS
n/a Cisco IOS XR≤ Cisco IOS XRenisa_euvdEU
cisco ios xrall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

cisco-sa-20170705-iosCisco IOS XR Software Incorrect Permissions Privilege Escalation Vulnerability2017-07-05csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code at the root privilege level on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to incorrect permissions that are given to a set of users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected device and elevating their privileges via crafted input. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root-level privileges and take full control of the affected device. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisco_csaf nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-07-10modified 2026-06-17

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references (9)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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