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. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted 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 the privileges of the currently logged-in user.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-cli-cmdinject-euQVK9u
Scores
CVSS v3
4.4
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
37.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (2)
cisco/nx-os
cisco/nx-os
< 8.2\(9\)
Published
Feb 23, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026