---
id: CVE-2017-12350
title: >-
  A vulnerability in Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliances 2.1.0 and
  earlier could allow an authenticated, local attacker to log in to an affected
  virtual appliance with root privileges
summary: >-
  A vulnerability in Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliances 2.1.0 and
  earlier could allow an authenticated, local attacker to log in to an affected
  virtual appliance with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to the
  presence of def…
severity: high
cvss: 8.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-798
  - CWE-798
published: '2017-11-16'
updated: '2026-06-22'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12350'
references:
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101879'
    label: psirt@cisco.com
  - url: >-
      https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171115-uva
    label: psirt@cisco.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Cisco-Umbrella-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
    label: psirt@cisco.com
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101879'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171115-uva
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Cisco-Umbrella-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00351
epssPercentile: 0.28703
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:24:33.205Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability in Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual Appliances 2.1.0 and earlier could allow an authenticated, local attacker to log in to an affected virtual appliance with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to the presence of default, static user credentials for an affected virtual appliance. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the hypervisor console to connect locally to an affected system and then using the static credentials to log in to an affected virtual appliance. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected appliance with root privileges. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg31220.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.