Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-12255
CVE-2017-12255
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco UCS Central Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain shell access. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands entered in the CLI, aka a Restricted Shell Break Vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering a specific command with crafted arguments. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain shell access to the underlying system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve70762.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:1.5\(1c\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100932nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039412nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170920-ucsnvdVendor Advisory
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