RCE in Cisco Network Services Orchestrator

CVE-2018-0274

A vulnerability in the CLI parser of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the root user. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious arguments into vulnerable commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the affected system. This vulnerability affects the following releases of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO): 4.1 through 4.1.6.0, 4.2 through 4.2.4.0, 4.3 through 4.3.3.0, 4.4 through 4.4.2.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf99982.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.039 (89.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0274?
CVE-2018-0274 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Network Services Orchestrator, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-0274?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.