Privilege escalation in Cisco Prime Network - CVE-2017-6732
Published: July 6, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7362
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6732
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to the use of incorrect installation and permission settings for binary files when Cisco Prime Network is installed on a device. A local attacker can gain root privileges on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in full control over the system.
The weakness exists due to the use of incorrect installation and permission settings for binary files when Cisco Prime Network is installed on a device. A local attacker can gain root privileges on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in full control over the system.
Affected software
Cisco Prime Network
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6732
Update to version 4.3(2).