Hard-coded credentials in Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-798.
Summary
A vulnerability in Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliances 2.1.0 and earlier could allow an authenticated, local attacker to log in to an affected virtual appliance with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to the presence of default, static user credentials for an affected virtual appliance. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the hypervisor console to connect locally to an affected system and then using the static credentials to log in to an affected virtual appliance. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected appliance with root privileges. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg31220.
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 Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance | Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance Vendor— Affected Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliance Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12350
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7rmw-3crx-fwcm
References
More Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-05332 Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance Static SSH Host Key Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-05481 Multiple vulnerabilities in the Server Message Block Version 2 (SMB2) processor of the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-16437 Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2017-04435 The Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance Version 2.0.3 and prior contained an undocumented… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2017-12350 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-12350 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7rmw-3crx-fwcm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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