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CVE-2017-6720· NVD / CVE Program· CNA cisco

A vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) subsystem of Cisco Small Business Managed Switches software could allow an authenticated, remote a

A vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) subsystem of Cisco Small Business Managed Switches software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected switch, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper processing of SSH connections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected switch via SSH and sending a malicious SSH message. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco products when SSH is enabled: Small Business 300 Series Managed Switches, Small Business 500 Series Stackable Managed Switches, 350 Series Managed Switches, 350X Series Stackable Managed Switches, 550X Series Stackable Managed Switches, ESW2 Series Advanced Switches. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb48377.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Sep 21, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.4% · 71th percentile
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Action score

26

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.4%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
ciscosf302-08pp firmware
ciscosf302-08pp
ciscosf302-08mpp firmware
ciscosf302-08mpp
ciscosg300-10pp firmware
ciscosg300-10pp
ciscosg300-10mpp firmware
ciscosg300-10mpp
ciscosf300-24pp firmware
ciscosf300-24pp
ciscosf300-48pp firmware
ciscosf300-48pp

and 158 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • cisco esw2-350g-52 firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco esw2-350g-52dc firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco esw2-550x-48 firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco esw2-550x-48dc firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf300-08 firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf300-24 firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf300-24mp firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf300-24p firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf300-24pp firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf300-48 firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf300-48p firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf300-48pp firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf302-08 firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf302-08mp firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf302-08mpp firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf302-08p firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf302-08pp firmwarebefore 1.4.8.06
  • cisco sf350-48 firmwarebefore 2.3.0.130
  • cisco sf350-48mp firmwarebefore 2.3.0.130
  • cisco sf350-48p firmwarebefore 2.3.0.130

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (cisco). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a Cisco Small Business Managed Switches

    • Cisco Small Business Managed Switchesaffected

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-1814Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switches DHCP Denial of Service Vulnerability
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-0465Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switches Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
    24Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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