CVE-2017-6623 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco Policy Suite (CPS) versions 10.0.0, 10.1.0, and 11.0.0. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit incorrect sudoers permissions on a script file to gain root privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of the affected appliance. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:policy_suite:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:policy_suite:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:policy_suite:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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