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CVE-2017-6683

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6683 is a critical arbitrary command execution vulnerability in the esc_listener.py script of Cisco Elastic Services Controllers. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this flaw to execute commands as the tomcat user, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it requires low attack complexity and no user interaction. While not currently listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, and lacking public exploit code or significant community discussion, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 84/100 indicates a serious potential threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2\(9.76\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:elastic_services_controller:2.2\(9.76\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0586 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 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 0.1 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-20170607-esc2
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98982
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry