CVE-2017-12243

N/A
Published: November 2, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:02 AM UTC
11 products affected across 1 vendorUnified Computing System Manager FirmwareFirepower 9300 Security Appliance FirmwareFirepower 4100 Next Generation Firewall Firmware

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 77%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
cisco-firepower-4110-next-generation-firewall (environment) · cisco-firepower-4120-next-generation-firewall (environment) · cisco-firepower-4140-next-generation-firewall (environment) · cisco-firepower-4150-next-generation-firewall (environment)
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cisco-firepower-9300-security-appliance (same device)
All versions
cisco-unified-computing-system-manager (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101652
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039719

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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