Privilege escalation in Cisco IOS XR - CVE-2017-6728
Published: July 6, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7366
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-2017-6728
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software due to incorrect permissions. A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software due to incorrect permissions. A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Cisco IOS XR
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6728
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions:
6.3.1.15i.BASE, 6.2.3.1i.BASE, 6.2.2.15i.BASE, 6.1.4.10i.BASE.
6.3.1.15i.BASE, 6.2.3.1i.BASE, 6.2.2.15i.BASE, 6.1.4.10i.BASE.