A vulnerability in the background operations functionality of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode Switch Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges as root on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied files on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the CLI of the affected device and creating a crafted file in a specific directory on the filesystem. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands as root on an affected device.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 28 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 25 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.
2019-05-03T15:29:00.650
2024-11-21T04:36:52.580
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | cisco | nx-os | 14.1\(0.90\) | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9000 | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_92160yc-x | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_92300yc | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_92304qc | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9236c | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9272q | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_93108tc-ex | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_93108tc-fx | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_93120tx | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_93128tx | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_93180lc-ex | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_93180yc-ex | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_93180yc-fx | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_93240yc-fx2 | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9332c | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9332pq | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9336c-fx2 | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9336pq | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9348gc-fxp | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9364c | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9372px | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9372px-e | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9372tx | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9372tx-e | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9396px | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9396tx | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | nexus_9508 | - | No |
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