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CVE-2017-12255

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-09-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco UCS Central Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain shell access. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands entered in the CLI, aka a Restricted Shell Break Vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering a specific command with crafted arguments. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain shell access to the underlying system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve70762.

Affected products

• Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed): 1.5(1c)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100932
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039412
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170920-ucs
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100932
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039412
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170920-ucs

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