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    CVE-2017-12243

    A vulnerability in 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 obtain root shell privileges on the device, aka Command Injection. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input in the shell application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through the use of malicious commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf20741, CSCvf60078.

    Published:Nov 2, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Nov 2, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.4022
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 4100 Next-generation Firewall Firmware
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 4110 Next-generation Firewall
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 4120 Next-generation Firewall
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 4140 Next-generation Firewall
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 4150 Next-generation Firewall
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 9300 Security Appliance
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Firepower 9300 Security Appliance Firmware
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Unified Computing System Manager
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Unified Computing System Manager Firmware

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High