{"id":"CVE-2017-12243","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-12243","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:42:08.628Z","title":"A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to obtain root shell privileges on…","description":"A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device, aka Command Injection. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input in the shell application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through the use of malicious commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf20741, CSCvf60078.","published":"2017-11-02T16:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:02:57.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@cisco.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["cisco/unified computing system manager firmware","cisco/firepower 9300 security appliance firmware","cisco/firepower 4100 next-generation firewall firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.77071,"percentile":0.99549,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.72171,"percentile":0.99423},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.77071,"percentile":0.99529}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-11-01","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44052,"kind":"exploit","title":"Cisco UCS Platform Emulator 3.1(2ePE1) - Remote Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44052","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/44052.md","file":"exploits/linux/remote/44052.md","published":"2017-11-01","added":"2018-02-15","updated":"2018-02-15","author":"SecuriTeam","type":"remote","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-12243"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3362"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.1%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101652","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@cisco.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039719","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-arce","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@cisco.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101652","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039719","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-arce","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12243","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}