A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco UCS Central Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain shell access
Published Sep 21, 2017
6.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.43%
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
- Vendor n/a Product Cisco UCS Central Software Defaultn/a
- Version Cisco UCS Central SoftwareStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Cisco UCS Central Software | n/a |
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- 1.5\(1c\)
Running on/with
- n/a
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:H/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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 34.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 36.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00779) | 21.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00779) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100932 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039412 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170920-ucs x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100932 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039412 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170920-ucs | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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