CVE-2017-6649 is a command injection vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS System Software versions 7.1 through 7.3, affecting various Cisco Nexus Series Switches. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit insufficient input validation to inject crafted command arguments, allowing them to read or write arbitrary files at the user's privilege level outside of the user's path. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.8 (High), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and requiring local access and low 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
7.1\(1\)n1\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.1\(1\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1\(2\)n1\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.1\(2\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1\(3\)n1\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.1\(3\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1\(3\)n1\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.1\(3\)n1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1\(3\)n1\(2.1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.1\(3\)n1\(2.1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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