CVE-2019-1606 is a command injection vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software, affecting Nexus 3000, 3500, and 9000 Series Switches running specific NX-OS versions. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit insufficient argument validation in certain CLI commands to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and requiring local access and user credentials. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0\(3\)i7, < 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\)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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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