CVE-2017-6748
highpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the CLI parser of the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. The attacker must authenticate with valid operator-level or administrator-level credentials. Affected Products: virtual and hardware versions of Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA). More Information: CSCvd88855. Known Affected Releases: 10.1.0-204. Known Fixed Releases: 10.5.1-270 10.1.1-234.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2
weaknesses
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affected products (20)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 10.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 10.0_basenvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 10.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 10.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 10.1_basenvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 10.5.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 10.5_basenvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 11.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco web security virtual appliance= 11.0_basenvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038956cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170719-wsa2cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99918cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99918enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038956enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170719-wsa2enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99918Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038956Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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