VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-12261

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.32%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A vulnerability in the restricted shell of the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) that is accessible via SSH could allow an authenticated, local attacker to run arbitrary CLI commands with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of the user input for CLI commands issued at the restricted shell. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the targeted device and executing commands that could lead to elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid user credentials to the device to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability affects the following Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) products running Release 1.4, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0: ISE, ISE Express, ISE Virtual Appliance. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve74916.

CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-264, CWE-863
Affected: cisco/identity services engine · cisco/identity services engine express · cisco/identity services engine virtual appliance
Source: psirt@cisco.com

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101641Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039717Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-iseVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101641Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039717Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-iseVendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.