CVE-2017-6708

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A vulnerability in the symbolic link (symlink) creation functionality of the AutoVNF tool for the Cisco Ultra Services Framework could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read sensitive files or execute malicious code on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to the absence of validation checks for the input that is used to create symbolic links. This vulnerability affects all releases of the Cisco Ultra Services Framework prior to Releases 5.0.3 and 5.1. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc76654.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 6, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-6708: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix