CVE-2017-12243

high-risk
Published 2017-11-02

A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device, aka Command Injection. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input in the shell application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through the use of malicious commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf20741, CSCvf60078.

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40.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 60% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Cisco

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101652
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039719
Vendor Advisory https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-2...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101652
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039719
Vendor Advisory https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-2...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 17/34 · Moderate
Exposure 9/34 · Low