Cisco UCS Central Software Command Line Interface Restricted Shell Break Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco UCS Central Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain shell access.

The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands entered in the CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering a specific command with crafted arguments. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain shell access to the underlying system.

There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170920-ucs [“https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170920-ucs”]