High severity · published Mar 8, 2019
CVE-2019-1603
Cisco NX-OS Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate lower-level privileges to the administrator level. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the targeted device and executing commands that could lead to elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to make configuration changes to the system as administrator. Nexus 3000 Series Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(4). Nexus 3500 Platform Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(4). Nexus 3600 Platform Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)F3(5). Nexus 9000 Series Switches-Standalone are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(4). Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)F3(5).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
N3
Nexus 3000 Series Switches · Cisco
before 7.0(3)I7(4) · source: vendor
N3
Nexus 3500 Platform Switches · Cisco
before 7.0(3)I7(4) · source: vendor
N3
Nexus 3600 Platform Switches · Cisco
before 7.0(3)F3(5) · source: vendor
N9
Nexus 9000 Series Switches-Standalone · Cisco
before 7.0(3)I7(4) · source: vendor
NX
Nx-os · Cisco
before 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\); before 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\) · source: NVD
Affected product
N3
Nexus 3000 Series Switches
Cisco
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