Is CVE-2017-6685 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-6685 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-6685?

CVE-2017-6685 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-6685?

CVE-2017-6685 has an EPSS score of 1.50% (71th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2017-6685?

No published fix for CVE-2017-6685 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-6685

HIGHEPSS 71th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Ultra Services Framework Staging Server could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with access to the management network to log in as an admin user of the affected device, aka an Insecure Default Credentials Vulnerability. More Information: CSCvc76681. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.0.

CWE-1188

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days

71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

tools.cisco.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.