RCE in Cisco Lan_switch_software
CVE-2017-12339
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS System Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of command arguments to the CLI parser…
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.002 (40.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Cisco Lan_switch_software — versions 12.2\(1.107\)
- Cisco Nx-os — versions 7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\), 8.0\(1\), 8.1\(0\)bd\(0.20\)
- N/a Cisco Nx-os — versions Cisco NX-OS
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12339?
- CVE-2017-12339 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Lan_switch_software, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2017-11-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12339?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.