High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 22, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-6649
CVE-2017-6649
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS System Software 7.1 through 7.3 running on Cisco Nexus Series Switches could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting crafted command arguments into a vulnerable CLI command. An exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files at the user's privilege level outside of the user's path. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb86787, CSCve60516, CSCve60555.
Affected products
12cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.1\(1\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.1\(1\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.1\(2\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.1\(3\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.1\(3\)n1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.1\(3\)n1\(2.1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.1\(3\)n1\(3.12\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.1\(4\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.2\(0\)d1\(0.437\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.2\(0\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.2\(0\)zz\(99.1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.2\(1\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.3\(0\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98531nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170517-nssnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038518nvd
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