CVE-2018-0274 describes a critical vulnerability in the CLI parser of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) versions 4.1 through 4.4.2.0. This flaw, stemming from insufficient input validation, allows an authenticated, remote attacker to inject malicious arguments and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, as it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.1, <= 4.1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:network_services_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2, <= 4.2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:network_services_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.3, <= 4.3.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:network_services_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.4, <= 4.4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:network_services_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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