Medium severity · published Sep 21, 2017
CVE-2017-12255
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco UCS Central Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain shell access
6.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco UCS Central Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain shell access. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands entered in the CLI, aka a Restricted Shell Break Vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering a specific command with crafted arguments. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain shell access to the underlying system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve70762.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UC
Unified Computing System · Cisco
1.5(1c) · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12255
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12255
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100932
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039412
Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170920-ucs
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