{"id":"CVE-2017-6683","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-6683","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:57:22.478Z","title":"A vulnerability in the esc_listener.py script of Cisco Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the tomcat user on an affected system, aka an Authentication Request Processing Arbitrary…","description":"A vulnerability in the esc_listener.py script of Cisco Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the tomcat user on an affected system, aka an Authentication Request Processing Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability. More Information: CSCvc76642. Known Affected Releases: 2.2(9.76).","published":"2017-06-13T06:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:22:48.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@cisco.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["cisco/elastic services controller"],"epss":{"score":0.05856,"percentile":0.93151,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.04297,"percentile":0.90718},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.05856,"percentile":0.92857}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98982","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-esc2","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@cisco.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98982","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-esc2","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6683","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."}