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CVE-2018-0307

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-0307 is a command-injection vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software, affecting numerous Nexus series switches and fabric extenders. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit insufficient input validation to inject malicious commands, achieving root privileges and potentially accessing files across virtual device contexts. Rated 7.8 HIGH (CVSSv3.1), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has received limited community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 6.0, < 7.3\(3\)n1\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.2, < 8.1\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 7.0\(3\)i3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.0\(3\)i4, < 7.0\(3\)i7\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.58%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
44.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0058 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-nx-os-cli-injection
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1041169
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry