CVE-2019-1592 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI Mode Switch Software, stemming from insufficient validation of user-supplied files during background operations. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit this by creating a crafted file in a specific directory via the CLI. Successful exploitation grants root privileges, allowing arbitrary operating system command execution. Rated 7.8 HIGH, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but results in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
14.1\(0.90\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:14.1\(0.90\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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