Improper privilege management in Cisco Prime Network
Priority LOW 29CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- 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-269.
Summary
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).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00313 24th 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 Prime Network | Cisco Prime Network | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Prime Network Vendor— Affected Cisco Prime Network Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network:4.2\(2.1\)pp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2(2.1)pp1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network:4.2\(3.0\)pp6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2(3.0)pp6 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network:4.3\(0.0\)pp4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3(0.0)pp4 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network:4.3\(1.0\)pp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3(1.0)pp2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network:4.2\(2.1\)pp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2(2.1)pp1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network:4.2\(3.0\)pp6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2(3.0)pp6 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network:4.3\(0.0\)pp4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3(0.0)pp4 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network:4.3\(1.0\)pp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3(1.0)pp2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6732
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-26p9-q8r9-v77f
References
More Cisco Prime Network vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-00110 Resource management flaw in Cisco Prime Network CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2017-04481 Information disclosure in Cisco Prime Network Gateway CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-6732 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6732 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-26p9-q8r9-v77f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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