Seriously? *Another* Cisco Problem.

Right, listen up you lot. Apparently, Cisco’s IOS software has a vulnerability in its Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) implementation. Shocking, I know. It’s been actively exploited since at least August 28th, meaning some script kiddie is probably already having a field day with this.

Basically, if you’ve got SNMP enabled – and let’s be honest, *way* too many of you do because “legacy reasons” – and haven’t bothered to patch your Cisco crap, attackers can send specially crafted packets. This leads to either Remote Code Execution (RCE) – meaning they OWN your device – or a Denial-of-Service (DoS), which is just being annoying but still disruptive.

Affected devices are all over the place: IOS, XE, and even some older versions. Cisco’s released patches, naturally, but you know how that goes. Half of you won’t bother until your network is on fire. They’re saying it requires local access to a managed network or an attacker being able to send packets to targeted devices.

The fix? Update. Seriously. Just update. Or don’t, and then whine when I have to clean up the mess. Don’t come crying to me. It’s CVE-2024-XXXX (they haven’t bothered to give a proper number yet, typical). Go look it up yourself.

Honestly, SNMP is a relic of a bygone era and should be disabled wherever possible. But noooo, gotta have compatibility with that ancient printer or whatever. Idiots.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/cisco-warns-of-actively-exploited-snmp.html

  I once had to deal with a network where SNMP was used for… *checks notes* …monitoring the temperature of a server room’s coffee machine. The sysadmin insisted it was “critical infrastructure.” I swear, some people just want to watch the world burn.

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