CVE-2017-6598

MEDIUM

Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System - Missing Authorization

Title source: rule

Description

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).

References (3)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97429

[Vendor Advisory] https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170405-ucs

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038198

Scores

CVSS v3 6.7

EPSS 0.0002

EPSS Percentile 6.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Affected Products (3)

cisco/firepower_extensible_operating_system

cisco/unified_computing_system

n/a/Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW, and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance < Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series NGFW, and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance

Timeline

Published Apr 07, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026