Missing authorization in Cisco Elastic Services Controller
Priority LOW 25CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
A vulnerability in the ConfD server component of Cisco Elastic Services Controllers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access information stored in the file system of an affected system, aka Unauthorized Directory Access. More Information: CSCvd76286. Known Affected Releases: 2.2(9.76) 2.3(1).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00275 20th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cisco Elastic Services Controller | Cisco Elastic Services Controller | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Elastic Services Controller Vendor— Affected Cisco Elastic Services Controller Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6693
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3xx3-2m5h-mj67
References
More Cisco Elastic Services Controller vulnerabilities
- 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-2017-04439 OS command injection in Cisco Elastic Services Controller CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2017-6693 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6693 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3xx3-2m5h-mj67 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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