CVE-2017-6728 Privilege escalation in Cisco IOS XR
An authenticated local attacker can execute arbitrary code with root privileges on Cisco IOS XR due to incorrect permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6728?
CVE-2017-6728 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 10 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code at the root privilege level on an affected system, because of Incorrect Permissions. More Information: CSCvb99389. Known Affected Releases: 6.2.1.BASE. Known Fixed Releases: 6.3.1.15i.BASE 6.2.3.1i.BASE 6.2.2.15i.BASE 6.1.4.10i.BASE.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6728?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xr.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6728?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6728 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-6728 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6728 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xr
- CVE-2020-3118 Cisco IOS XR Software Discovery Protocol Format String
- CVE-2020-3569 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion
- CVE-2020-3566 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion
- CVE-2010-3035 Cisco IOS XR Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Denial-of-Service
- CVE-2022-20821 Cisco IOS XR Open Port
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8f9-hvw5-hf46.