CVE-2017-6712

high Cisco
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.8%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 26% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: July 6, 2017 (3234 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Cisco
Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability in certain commands of Cisco Elastic Services Controller could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root and run dangerous commands on the server. The vulnerability occurs because a "tomcat" user on the system can run certain shell commands, allowing the user to overwrite any file on the filesystem and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability affects Cisco Elastic Services Controller prior to releases 2.3.1.434 and 2.3.2. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76634.

CWE

CWE-78

Affected Products

cisco elastic services controller

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 tools.cisco.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 tools.cisco.com