CVE-2017-12332 is a vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS System Software that allows an authenticated, local attacker with administrator credentials to write arbitrary files to any location on affected devices, including Multilayer Director Switches and various Nexus series switches. This is due to insufficient restrictions during the patch installation process. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 4.4 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring high privileges, and resulting in high integrity impact but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1\(0\)bd\(0.20\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.1\(0\)bd\(0.20\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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