RCE in Cisco Nx-os
CVE-2017-12341
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS System Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to perform this exploit. The vulnerability…
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.004 (62.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Nx-os — versions 8.1\(0.59\)s0, 8.1\(1\)
- Cisco Unified_computing_system — versions 7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\)
- N/a Cisco Nx-os — versions Cisco NX-OS
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12341?
- CVE-2017-12341 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-11-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12341?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-12341 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.