CVE-2019-1602 describes a filesystem permissions vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software affecting Nexus 3000, 3500, 3600, 9000, and 9500 series switches. An authenticated local attacker can exploit this flaw by accessing a specific file to elevate privileges to administrator on the NX-API server, potentially allowing configuration changes. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but successful exploitation grants high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| 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\(3\)f3, < 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0\(3\)f1, < 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\)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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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