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.

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. K…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.000 (15.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cisco Ios_xr
N/a Cisco Ios Xr — versions Cisco IOS XR

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, 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-2017-6728?: 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.