CVE-2019-1656
MEDIUMCisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software - Authenticated Shell Access via CLI Input Validation Bypass
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access the shell of the underlying Linux operating system on the affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain shell access with a nonroot user account to the underlying Linux operating system on the affected device and potentially access system configuration files with sensitive information. This vulnerability only affects console connections from CIMC. It does not apply to remote connections, such as telnet or SSH.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190123-nfvis-shell-access
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106715
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0039
EPSS Percentile
30.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
cisco/enterprise_nfv_infrastructure_software
3.9.1
Published
Jan 24, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026