Privilege escalation in Cisco iOS Xr
CVE-2017-6728
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code at the root privilege level on an affected system, because of Incorrect Permissions. More Information: CSCvb99389. Known Affected Releases: 6.2.1.BASE. Known Fixed Releases: 6.3.1.15i.BASE 6.2.3.1i.BASE 6.2.2.15i.BASE 6.1.4.10i.BASE.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco iOS Xr
- Cisco iOS Xr — versions Cisco IOS XR
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99464 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038821 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170705… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6728?
- CVE-2017-6728 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS Xr, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-07-10.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6728?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.