A vulnerability in the CLI parser of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the root user
Published Jun 7, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.91%
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI parser of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the root user. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious arguments into vulnerable commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the affected system. This vulnerability affects the following releases of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO): 4.1 through 4.1.6.0, 4.2 through 4.2.4.0, 4.3 through 4.3.3.0, 4.4 through 4.4.2.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf99982.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Cisco Network Services Orchestrator unknown Defaultn/a
- Version Cisco Network Services Orchestrator unknownStatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 Network Services Orchestrator unknown | n/a |
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- ≥ 4.1 · ≤ 4.1.6.0
- ≥ 4.2 · ≤ 4.2.4.0
- ≥ 4.3 · ≤ 4.3.3.0
- ≥ 4.4 · ≤ 4.4.2.0
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 29, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.91% (0.03908) | 89.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03958) | 89.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.05% (0.01051) | 76.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00136) | 50.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 50.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 48.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 32.00th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 31.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 70.79th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104449 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-nso x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104449 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-nso | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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