CVE-2013-5556 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the license-installation module of Cisco Nexus 1000V switches for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, as well as Cisco Virtual Security Gateway. A local, authenticated user can exploit this flaw by crafting specific "install all iso" arguments to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary commands. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a local attack vector and low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2\(1\)vsg1\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:4.2\(1\)vsg1\(1\):-:*:*:*:nexus_1000v:*:* | ||
5.2\(1\)sm1\(5.1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:5.2\(1\)sm1\(5.1\):-:*:*:*:microsoft_hyper-v:*:* | ||
<= 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.2b\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:*:-:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* | ||
4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4\):-:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* | ||
4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4a\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4a\):-:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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