CVE-2019-1726
HIGHCisco NX-OS 5.2-6.2(25) - Authenticated OS Command Injection via CLI Argument
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access internal services that should be restricted on an affected device, such as the NX-API. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to a certain CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input as the argument to the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass intended restrictions and access internal services of the device. An attacker would need valid device credentials to exploit this vulnerability.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cli-bypass
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108409
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0042
EPSS Percentile
33.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (1)
cisco/nx-os
5.2 - 6.2\(25\)
Published
May 15, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026