CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-6649

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS System Software versions 7.1 through 7.3 on Cisco Nexus Series Switches could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack. The issue is due to insufficient input validation of command arguments.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read or write arbitrary files at the user's privilege level, potentially leading to serious security breaches within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures to restrict access to the CLI.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS System Software 7.1 through 7.3 running on Cisco Nexus Series Switches could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting crafted command arguments into a vulnerable CLI command. An exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files at the user's privilege level outside of the user's path. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb86787, CSCve60516, CSCve60555.

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