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CVE-2017-12243

71
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12243 is a command injection vulnerability in Cisco UCS Manager, Firepower 4100 Series NGFW, and Firepower 9300 Security Appliances, stemming from improper string input validation. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit this to gain root shell privileges on the affected device. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists for a related platform emulator, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_computing_system_manager_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_9300_security_appliance_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:firepower_4100_next-generation_firewall_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
77.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-44052 · Nov 1, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7707 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-arce
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/101652
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039719
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry