CVE-2017-6730: A vulnerability in the web-based GUI of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Central Manager could a...

Security readout for executives and security teams

This Cisco WAAS Central Manager flaw could let an unauthenticated remote attacker retrieve completed reports from an affected system. The business risk is unintended disclosure of operational or traffic-report data, not system takeover based on the provided sources. Exposure is limited to Cisco vWAAS, WAAS appliances, and WAAS modules running affected WAAS software with the Central Manager function enabled. WAAS products not configured as Central Manager are not identified as affected in the provided sources. Prioritize remediation where WAAS Central Manager is reachable by untrusted networks or stores sensitive operational reports. This is an information disclosure issue with incomplete severity data, so urgency should be driven by exposure and report sensitivity. Mitigation focus: Identify WAAS systems configured with the Central Manager role.; Upgrade affected systems to a Cisco-listed fixed release.; Use Cisco advisory CSCvd87574 to confirm the correct fixed release path..

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Jun 12, 2026, 22:05 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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