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TI-2017-04439 Aliases CVE-2017-6683GHSA-7w8x-vx5w-mg75

OS command injection in Cisco Elastic Services Controller

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

A vulnerability in the esc_listener.py script of Cisco Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the tomcat user on an affected system, aka an Authentication Request Processing Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability. More Information: CSCvc76642. Known Affected Releases: 2.2(9.76).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05856 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Cisco Elastic Services ControllerCisco Elastic Services Controller—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Elastic Services Controller Vendor— Affected Cisco Elastic Services Controller Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:elastic_services_controller:2.2\(9.76\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2(9.76)VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:elastic_services_controller:2.2\(9.76\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2(9.76) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6683
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7w8x-vx5w-mg75

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-01489 Cisco Elastic Services Controller REST API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2018-00096 Improper authentication in Cisco Elastic Services Controller CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-04469 Access control flaw in Cisco Elastic Services Controller CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-01039 Cisco Elastic Services Controller Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-04468 OS command injection in Cisco Elastic Services Controller CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04444 A vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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