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CVE-2017-6735

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6735 describes a vulnerability in the backup and restore functionality of Cisco FireSIGHT System Software, allowing an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 6.7 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability requires high privileges (PR:H) and local access (AV:L) to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). Despite its potential impact, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.7MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 3,720 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-20170705-FireSIGHT
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99460
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038826
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry