CVE-2020-3173 is a high-severity vulnerability in the local management CLI of Cisco UCS Manager Software, affecting various UCS 6200, 6300, and 6400 series Fabric Interconnects. It allows an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system due to insufficient input validation. A successful exploit can lead to full compromise of the affected device, with root privileges on Cisco UCS 6400 Series Fabric Interconnects. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2\(3n\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0, < 4.0\(4c\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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