CVE-2019-1613

MEDIUM

Cisco NX-OS - Authenticated Command Injection via CLI Arguments

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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 running software versions prior to 6.2(27) and 8.2(3). Nexus 3000 Series Switches are affected running software versions prior to 7.0(3)I4(9) and 7.0(3)I7(6). Nexus 3500 Platform Switches are affected running software versions prior to 6.0(2)A8(11) and 7.0(3)I7(6). Nexus 3600 Platform Switches are affected running software versions prior to 7.0(3)F3(5). Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode are affected running software versions prior to 7.0(3)I4(9), 7.0(3)I7(6). Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules are affected running software versions prior to 7.0(3)F3(5). Nexus 7000 and 7700 Series Switches are affected running software versions prior to 6.2(22) and 8.2(3).

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107392

Scores

CVSS v3 6.7
EPSS 0.0046
EPSS Percentile 36.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-88 CWE-77
Status published
Products (5)
cisco/nx-os 7.0\(3\)f3\(3\)
cisco/nx-os 7.0\(3\)i7\(2\)
cisco/nx-os 9.2\(1\)
cisco/nx-os 8.2\(1\)
cisco/nx-os 9.2\(2\)
Published Mar 11, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026