CVE-2017-12334 is a command injection vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS System Software, affecting numerous Cisco Nexus and Multilayer Director Switches, as well as Unified Computing System Manager. An authenticated, local attacker with administrator credentials can exploit insufficient input validation to inject crafted command arguments, leading to arbitrary command execution as root. This vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.7) due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires local access and high privileges. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0\(2\)a8\(3\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:6.0\(2\)a8\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os: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\(0.59\)s0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.1\(0.59\)s0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:H/I:H/A:H
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