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
Published Nov 2, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 77.07%
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 products
No data.
Configuration 1
Running on/with
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Configuration 2
Running on/with
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Configuration 3
Running on/with
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 77.07% (0.77071) | 99.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 77.07% (0.77071) | 99.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 72.17% (0.72171) | 99.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 77.07% (0.77071) | 99.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 72.17% (0.72171) | 99.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 77.07% (0.77071) | 99.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 72.17% (0.72171) | 99.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 77.07% (0.77071) | 99.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 72.17% (0.72171) | 99.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 77.07% (0.77071) | 99.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 40.22% (0.40220) | 97.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | 46.78% (0.46778) | 97.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 51.20% (0.51198) | 97.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 31.14% (0.31142) | 94.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 51.20% (0.51198) | 97.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 93.17% (0.93175) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 6, 2024 | 95.61% (0.95613) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 95.49% (0.95488) | 99.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 95.16% (0.95156) | 99.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2023 | 95.57% (0.95573) | 99.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.16% (0.97155) | 99.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.43% (0.09431) | 94.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.43% (0.09431) | 93.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.43% (0.09431) | 87.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 50.07th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 49.57th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 76.65th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101652 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039719 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-arce x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101652 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039719 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-arce | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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