CVE-2017-6649

Summary

CVE	CVE-2017-6649
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	cisco
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2017-05-22 01:29:00 UTC
Updated	2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Description	A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS System Software 7.1 through 7.3 running on Cisco Nexus Series Switches could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting crafted command arguments into a vulnerable CLI command. An exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files at the user's privilege level outside of the user's path. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb86787, CSCve60516, CSCve60555.

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-77 | CWE-20 CWE-20

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.0	[email protected]	Primary	7.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	4.6		`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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

Access Vector

Local

Access Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

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

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Hardware	Cisco	Nexus 5548up	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Cisco	Nexus 5596t	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Cisco	Nexus 5596up	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Cisco	Nexus 56128p	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Cisco	Nexus 5624q	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Cisco	Nexus 5648q	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Cisco	Nexus 5672up	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Cisco	Nexus 5672up-16g	-	All	All	All
Hardware	Cisco	Nexus 5696q	-	All	All	All
Operating System	Cisco	Nx-os	7.1\(1\)n1\(1\)	All	All	All
Operating System	Cisco	Nx-os	7.1\(2\)n1\(1\)	All	All	All
Operating System	Cisco	Nx-os	7.1\(3\)n1\(1\)	All	All	All
Operating System	Cisco	Nx-os	7.1\(3\)n1\(2.1\)	All	All	All
Operating System	Cisco	Nx-os	7.1\(3\)n1\(2\)	All	All	All
Operating System	Cisco	Nx-os	7.1\(3\)n1\(3.12\)	All	All	All
Operating System	Cisco	Nx-os	7.1\(4\)n1\(1\)	All	All	All
Operating System	Cisco	Nx-os	7.2\(0\)d1\(0.437\)	All	All	All
Operating System	Cisco	Nx-os	7.2\(0\)n1\(1\)	All	All	All
Operating System	Cisco	Nx-os	7.2\(0\)zz\(99.1\)	All	All	All
Operating System	Cisco	Nx-os	7.2\(1\)n1\(1\)	All	All	All
Operating System	Cisco	Nx-os	7.3\(0\)n1\(1\)	All	All	All

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	Cisco Nexus Series Switches	affected Cisco Nexus Series Switches	Not specified

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
Cisco Nexus Series Switches CLI Command Injection Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	tools.cisco.com	Vendor Advisory
Multiple Cisco Products CVE-2017-6649 Local Command Injection Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches Input Validation Flaw Lets Local Users Read and Write Files on the Target System - SecurityTracker	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

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There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.