CVE-2019-1608 is a command injection vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software, affecting MDS 9000 Series and Nexus 7000/7700 Series Switches. An authenticated, local attacker with administrator credentials can exploit insufficient argument validation to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium) due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high privileges and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.2, < 8.3\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.3, < 8.1\(1b\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.2, < 6.2\(27\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
> 8.0, < 8.2\(3\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
> 7.2, < 7.3\(3\)d1\(1\)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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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