The Allied Telesis AT-9000/24 Ethernet switch accepts management packets from arbitrary VLANs, contrary to the documentation, which allows remote attackers to conduct attacks against the switch from unexpected locations.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6717 is rated Moderate Risk (56.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.88%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-08-11 | 0.72% | 0.88% | +0.16% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.79% | 0.72% | -0.07% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.79% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-6717: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6717 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| alliedtelesyn | at-9000_24_ethernetswitch | — | cpe:2.3:h:alliedtelesyn:at-9000_24_ethernetswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |