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TI-2017-09114 Aliases CVE-2017-12342GHSA-8722-v7g5-qcvv

Access control flaw in Cisco Nexus Series Switches

Priority LOW 30CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

A vulnerability in the Open Agent Container (OAC) feature of Cisco Nexus Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to read and send packets outside the scope of the OAC. The vulnerability is due to insufficient internal security measures in the OAC feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting specific packets for communication on the device-internal network. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to run code on the underlying host operating system. OAC is not enabled by default. For a device to be vulnerable, an administrator would need to install and activate this feature. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco Nexus Series Switches: Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, Nexus 5000 Series Switches, Nexus 5500 Platform Switches, Nexus 5600 Platform Switches, Nexus 6000 Series Switches, Nexus 7000 Series Switches, Nexus 7700 Series Switches. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve53542, CSCvf36621.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00382 32nd 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 Nexus Series SwitchesCisco Nexus Series Switches—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Nexus Series Switches Vendor— Affected Cisco Nexus Series Switches Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0(0)hsk(0.357)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1(1)VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0(0)hsk(0.357) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1(1) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12342
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8722-v7g5-qcvv

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-13332 Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Command Injection Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2018-00260 Improper input validation in Cisco NX-OS unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-01226 Cisco NX-OS Software Netstack Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2022-05183 Cisco NX-OS Software Cisco Fabric Services Over IP Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2022-05182 Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Bidirectional Forwarding Detection Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
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Sources

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