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CVE-2017-12317 — Cisco Advanced Malware Protection security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 6.7

The Cisco AMP For Endpoints application allows an authenticated, local attacker to access a static key value stored in the local application software. The vulnerability is due to the use of a static key value stored in the application used to encrypt the connector protection password. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by gaining local, administrative access to a Windows host and stopping the Cisco AMP for Endpoints service. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg42904.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.7 (3.0)
Published
2017-10-22
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
windows/system
Weaknesses
CWE-798

Affected products

  • cisco / advanced_malware_protection / 3.1(10)
  • cisco / advanced_malware_protection / 3.1(15)
  • cisco / advanced_malware_protection / 4.0(0)
  • cisco / advanced_malware_protection / 4.0(1)
  • cisco / advanced_malware_protection / 4.0(2)
  • cisco / advanced_malware_protection / 4.1(0)

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Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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