Auth bypass in Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System
CVE-2017-6598
A vulnerability in the debug plug-in functionality of 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 execute arbitrary commands, aka Privilege Escalation. More Information: CSCvb86725 CSCvb86797. Known Affected Releases: 2.0(1.68) 3.1(1k)A. Known Fixed Releases: 92.2(1.105) 92.1(1.1733) 2.1(1.69).
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.004 (32.6th 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 Firepower_extensible_operating_system — versions 2.0\(1.68\)
- Cisco Unified_computing_system — versions 3.1\(1k\)a
- N/a Cisco Ucs Manager, Firepower 4100 Series Ngfw, And 9300 Security Appliance — versions Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW, and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6598?
- CVE-2017-6598 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-04-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6598?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.