CVE-2017-6690

4.9 mediumEPSS 1.3%

A vulnerability in the file check operation of Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregated Services Routers running the Cisco StarOS operating system could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite or modify arbitrary files on an affected system. More Information: CSCvd73726. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.v0.65839 21.3.M0.67005. Known Fixed Releases: 21.4.A0.67087 21.4.A0.67079 21.4.A0.67013 21.3.M0.67084 21.3.M0.67077 21.3.M0.66994 21.3.J0.66993 21.1.v0.67082 21.1.V0.67083.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

4.9 medium

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

EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 70% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2017-06-13
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

cisco:asr_5000_software

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98998
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038634
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-staros
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98998
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038634

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