CVE-2020-3173 Cisco UCS Manager Software Local Management CLI Command Injection Vulnerability
Authenticated local attackers can inject commands into the Cisco UCS Manager CLI to execute arbitrary OS commands, potentially gaining root privileges on specific hardware.
- 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-2020-3173?
CVE-2020-3173 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed), published on 26 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the local management (local-mgmt) CLI of Cisco UCS Manager Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system (OS) on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted arguments to specific commands on the local management CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying OS with the privileges of the currently logged-in user for all affected platforms excluding Cisco UCS 6400 Series Fabric Interconnects. On Cisco UCS 6400 Series Fabric Interconnects, the injected commands are executed with root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3173?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ucs Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3173?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3173 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2020-3173 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3173 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v2mf-949v-6qrh.