CVE-2019-1618

CVE-2019-1618 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the Tetration Analytics agent on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches running standalone NX-OS prior to version 7.0(3)I7(5). This flaw, stemming from incorrect permissions, allows an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code as root by replacing legitimate agent files with malicious code. With a CVSS score of 7.8, the vulnerability presents a high risk for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.