CVE-2019-1593 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Bash shell implementation of Cisco NX-OS Software, affecting various Nexus series switches. It allows an authenticated, local attacker to bypass role-based access control and escalate privileges by executing crafted commands at the Bash prompt. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and requiring only low privileges. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0\(3\)i5, < 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0\(3\)i4, < 7.0\(3\)i4\(9\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0\(3\), < 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0\(3\), < 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.1, < 8.2\(3\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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