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CVE-2017-6693

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6693 describes an unauthorized directory access vulnerability in the ConfD server component of Cisco Elastic Services Controllers. An authenticated, local attacker could exploit this flaw to access sensitive information stored on the affected system's file system. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 5.5), successful exploitation requires local authentication and low attack complexity, leading to high confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2\(9.76\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:elastic_services_controller:2.2\(9.76\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:elastic_services_controller:2.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
19.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0027 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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-20170607-esc7
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98985
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry