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Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf20741, CSCvf60078.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-07","score":0.77071,"percentile":0.99555,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"published":"2017-11-02T16:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:02:57Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-44052","title":"Cisco UCS Platform Emulator 3.1(2ePE1) - Remote Code Execution","type":"remote","platform":"linux","date":"2017-11-01","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44052"}],"products":[{"vendor":"cisco","product":"firepower_4100_next-generation_firewall_firmware"},{"vendor":"cisco","product":"firepower_9300_security_appliance_firmware"},{"vendor":"cisco","product":"unified_computing_system_manager_firmware"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101652","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171101-arce","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039719","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12243"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-742f-jwrq-hgqc"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2017-12243","description":"A vulnerability in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to obtain root shell privileges on the device, aka Command Injection. 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