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CVE-2017-6766

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6766 describes a vulnerability in the SSL Decryption and Inspection feature of Cisco Firepower System Software versions 5.4.0 through 6.2.2. This flaw, caused by unexpected interactions with SSL policy settings when encountering malformed SSL packet headers, allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the system's SSL decryption and inspection policy. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, potentially allowing uninspected traffic to pass through the affected device. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0116 is in the 42nd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com / quickview/bug/CSCve12652
Vendor Advisory
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170802-fpw
Vendor Advisory