Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-6688 is an insecure default password issue in Cisco Elastic Services Controller. Cisco says an authenticated remote attacker could log in to an affected system as the Linux root user. That means successful misuse could give full operating-system control of the ESC host. Exposure is most likely in organizations running Cisco Elastic Services Controller, especially known affected release 2.2(9.76), where the vulnerable default credential condition remains present and remote access to the system is possible. Treat this as high priority where Cisco ESC is present, because root access can undermine the controller and dependent services. Prioritize inventory, credential review, access restriction, and Cisco guidance verification before broader remediation planning. Mitigation focus: Review Cisco advisory cisco-sa-20170607-esc4 and bug CSCvc76631 for vendor-approved fixes.; Inventory Cisco Elastic Services Controller deployments and identify release 2.2(9.76).; Ensure default or shared root credentials are removed or rotated under change control..
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- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170607-esc4CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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