What is CVE-2017-9496?

CVE-2017-9496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Mx011anm Firmware. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-9496?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Mx011anm Firmware

CVE-2017-9496

The Comcast firmware on Motorola MX011ANM (firmware version MX011AN_2.9p6s1_PROD_sey) devices allows physically proximate attackers to access an SNMP server by connecting a cable to the Ethernet port, and then establishing communication with the device's link-local IPv6 address.

Published 2017-07-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cisco Mx011anm Firmware — versions mx011an_2.9p6s1_prod_sey
Motorola Mx011anm

References

github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-40.eth… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9496?: CVE-2017-9496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Mx011anm Firmware. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-9496?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.