Privilege Escalation in Cisco Prime Network (CVE-2017-6732)
Summary
Vulnerability in Cisco Prime Network (CVE-2017-6732). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A vulnerability in the installation procedure for Cisco Prime Network Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges to root privileges. More Information: CSCvd47343. Known Affected Releases: 4.2(2.1)PP1 4.2(3.0)PP6 4.3(0.0)PP4 4.3(1.0)PP2. Known Fixed Releases: 4.3(2).
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-6732 has been found in Cisco Prime Network.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 6.7/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cisco Prime Network CVE-2017-6732" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-6732 (Cisco Prime Network) — CWE-269 / CVSS v3 6.7
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-269) exists in Cisco Prime Network.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Cisco Prime Network.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.7/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Cisco Prime Network を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- patch tools.cisco.com