Cisco NX-OS Software Command Injection Vulnerability (Cisco Cisco NX-OS Software)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.48 % · percentile 41 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- cisco
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system with the privilege level of root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to a specific CLI command on the affected device. 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 Linux operating system with elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to exploit this vulnerability.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 6.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | cisco |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 6.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · psirt@cisco.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-10335
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2019-1778
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 7.0\(3\)i4\(9\)cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.0\(3\)i7 < 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\)cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.0\(3\) < 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\)
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Cisco · Cisco NX-OS Software | affected unspecified < 7.0(3)I7(4) |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |