CVE-2017-6649

CVE-2017-6649

Vendor N/A
Product Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published May 22, 2017
Last update August 5, 2024

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 22, 2017 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated