CVE-2017-6650 describes a command injection vulnerability in the Telnet CLI command of Cisco NX-OS System Software versions 7.1 through 7.3, impacting various Cisco Nexus Series Switches. This flaw stems from insufficient input validation, allowing an authenticated, local attacker to inject crafted arguments. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to reading or writing arbitrary files at the user's privilege level, posing a significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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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