CVE-2017-12352

Summary

CVECVE-2017-12352
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-30 09:29:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in certain system script files that are installed at boot time on Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controllers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on an affected host operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-controlled input that is supplied to certain script files of an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted input to a script file on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to authenticate to the affected system by using valid administrator credentials. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf57274.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000960000 probability, percentile 0.263520000 (date 2026-05-14)

Problem Types: CWE-77 | CWE-77 CWE-77


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 2.3\(1f\) All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller affected Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Local Command Injection and Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Script Input Validation Flaws Let Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Local Command Injection and Privilege Escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 316935 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Local Command Injection and Privilege Escalation Vulnerability(cisco-sa-20171129-apic)

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