A vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain higher privileges than the account is assigned. The attacker will be granted the privileges of the last user to log in, regardless of whether those privileges are higher or lower than what should have been granted. The attacker cannot gain root-level privileges. The vulnerability is due to a limitation with how Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) grants privileges to remotely authenticated users when login occurs via SSH directly to the local management interface of the APIC. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the targeted device. The attacker's privilege level will be modified to match that of the last user to log in via SSH. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain elevated privileges and perform CLI commands that should be restricted by the attacker's configured role. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc34335. Known Affected Releases: 1.0(1e), 1.0(1h), 1.0(1k), 1.0(1n), 1.0(2j), 1.0(2m), 1.0(3f), 1.0(3i), 1.0(3k), 1.0(3n), 1.0(4h), 1.0(4o); 1.1(0.920a), 1.1(1j), 1.1(3f); 1.2 Base, 1.2(2), 1.2(3), 1.2.2; 1.3(1), 1.3(2), 1.3(2f); 2.0 Base, 2.0(1).
CVE-2017-6767
HIGHNVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.1
- EG Score
- 7.1(medium)
- EPSS
- 63.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 17, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (6)
- psirt@ciscohttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100400
- psirt@ciscohttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039180
- psirt@ciscohttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816-apic1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100400
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039180
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170816-apic1
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2017-6767?
CVE-2017-6767 is a high vulnerability published on August 17, 2017. A vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain higher privileges than the account is assigned. The attacker will be granted the privileges of the last user to log in, regardless of whether those privileges are…
When was CVE-2017-6767 disclosed?
CVE-2017-6767 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 17, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-6767 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-6767 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 63.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-6767?
CVE-2017-6767 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-6767?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-6767, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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