Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Cisco UCS Manager and Firepower Appliances
CVE-2017-6598

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Cisco
Status
Cisco Ucs Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Ngfw, And Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 April 2017

What is CVE-2017-6598?

A vulnerability exists in the debug plugin functionality of Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager and Firepower appliances that could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This can potentially lead to unauthorized access and escalation of privileges within the affected systems. Users are advised to update to fixed releases to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW, and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW, and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97429
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038198
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecu...
x_refsource_CONFIRM

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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