Information disclosure in Cisco Ultra Services Framework
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- 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-200.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
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 Ultra Services Framework | Cisco Ultra Services Framework | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Ultra Services Framework Vendor— Affected Cisco Ultra Services Framework Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6708
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pfr5-rwfq-66qc
References
More Cisco Ultra Services Framework vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-04465 Information disclosure in Cisco Ultra Services Framework CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-04467 Improper authentication in Cisco Ultra Services Framework CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2017-04437 Information disclosure in Cisco Ultra Services Framework CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-04525 Information disclosure in Cisco Ultra Services Framework CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-04436 Improper input validation in Cisco Ultra Services Framework CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-6708 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6708 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pfr5-rwfq-66qc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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