CVE-2019-1604 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software's user account management interface, affecting various Nexus 3000, 7000, and 9000 series switches. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit an incorrect authorization check to execute commands with elevated privileges on the underlying Linux shell. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, affected organizations should update their Cisco NX-OS to patched versions to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
> 8.2\(3\), < 8.3\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
> 6.22\(22\), < 8.2\(3\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 6.2\(22\)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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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