# CVE-2017-12350: Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance

> An authenticated local attacker can use static default credentials to log in with root privileges on Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliances.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7rmw-3crx-fwcm

## What is CVE-2017-12350?

CVE-2017-12350 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance, published on 16 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliances 2.1.0 and earlier could allow an authenticated, local attacker to log in to an affected virtual appliance with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to the presence of default, static user credentials for an affected virtual appliance. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the hypervisor console to connect locally to an affected system and then using the static credentials to log in to an affected virtual appliance. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected appliance with root privileges. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg31220.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12350?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-12350?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12350 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-12350 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12350 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance

- [CVE-2022-20773](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20773/): Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance Static SSH Host Key Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-6679](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6679/): Security feature bypass in Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance Version 2.0.3 and prior (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2026-20246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20246/): Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (medium 6.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-12350 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-12350 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance, published on 16 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12350 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12350/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12350/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12350
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12350
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12350

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12350/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.