CVE-2019-1791
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CVE-2019-1791 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.7/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator credentials to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to certain CLI commands. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator credentials to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input as the argument of an affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to exploit this vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Nx-Os | >= 5.2, < 6.2\(25\) |
| Cisco | Nx-Os | >= 7.3, < 8.2\(3\) |
| Cisco | Nx-Os | >= 8.3, < 8.3\(1\) |
| Cisco | Nx-Os | < 7.0\(3\)i4\(9\) |
| Cisco | Nx-Os | >= 7.0\(3\)i7, < 7.3\(3\)i7\(6\) |
| Cisco | Nx-Os | < 6.0\(2\)a8\(11\) |
| Cisco | Nx-Os | >= 7.0\(3\)i4, < 7.0\(3\)i4\(9\) |
| Cisco | Nx-Os | >= 7.0\(3\), < 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\) |
| Cisco | Nx-Os | < 7.3\(4\)n1\(1\) |
| Cisco | Nx-Os | < 6.2\(22\) |
| Cisco | Nx-Os | >= 7.2, < 7.3\(3\)d1\(1\) |
| Cisco | Nx-Os | >= 8.0, < 8.2\(3\) |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108390Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108390Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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