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

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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.

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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