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CVE-2017-6650

24
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
56.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0091 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170517-nss1
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98528
Third Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1038518