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CVE-2019-1609

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands 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. MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches are affected in versions prior to 6.2(27), 8.1(1b), and 8.3(2). Nexus 3500 Platform Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(6). Nexus 3000 Series Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I4(9) and 7.0(3)I7(6). Nexus 3600 Platform Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)F3(5). Nexus 7000 and 7700 Series Switches are affected in versions prior to 6.2(22), 7.3(3)D1(1), 8.2(3), and 8.3(2). Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I4(9) and7.0(3)I7(6). Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)F3(5).

Published

2019-03-08T20:29:00.480

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:36:55.173

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-77
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-88
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco nx-os < 8.3\(2\) Yes
Hardware cisco mds_9000 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.0\(3\)i7\(6\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_3500 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.0\(3\)i7\(6\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_3000 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_3600 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 8.3\(2\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_7000 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_7700 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.0\(3\)i7\(6\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_9000 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_9500 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 8.1\(1b\) Yes
Hardware cisco mds_9000 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 6.2\(27\) Yes
Hardware cisco mds_9000 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.0\(3\)i4\(9\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_3000 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 8.2\(3\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_7000 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_7700 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.3\(3\)d1\(1\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_7000 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_7700 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 6.2\(22\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_7000 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_7700 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.0\(3\)i4\(9\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_9000 - No
References