ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2017-3881: Cisco IOS and IOS XE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Facts
VendorCisco
ProductIOS and IOS XE
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV25 Mar 2022
CISA federal deadline15 Apr 2022
Weakness (CWE)CWE-20

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description (NVD)

A vulnerability in the Cisco Cluster Management Protocol (CMP) processing code in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of an affected device or remotely execute code with elevated privileges.

SOURCES

Other Cisco flaws

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.