6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-1769
"Cisco NX-OS CLI Command Injection"
Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator credentials to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system of an attached line card with the privilege level of root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to a specific CLI command on the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input as the argument of an affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system of an attached line card with elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to exploit this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

May 15, 2019, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 24, 2023, 6:04 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-1769 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco nx-os
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-1769.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108393 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-linecardinj-1769 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-1769 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-1769 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108393 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108393 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-78
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108393 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 20, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-linecardinj-1769 No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-linecardinj-1769 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.0\(3\)i7\(6\) OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3048:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3064:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3064-t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31108pc-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31108tc-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31128pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132c-z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3164q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172pq-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq-32t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3232c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3264c-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3264q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_34180yc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3464c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524-x\/xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548-x\/xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_36180yc-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3636c-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9200yc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92304qc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9236c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9272q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93120tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93128tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180lc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93240tc-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9332c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9332pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9336pq_aci:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9348gc-fxp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372px-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372tx-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9396px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9396tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9508:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9516:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0\(3\) up to (excluding) 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\) OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c9504-fm-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c9508-fm-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x96136yc-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9636c-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9636c-rx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9636q-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_36180yc-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3636c-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:x96136yc-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:x9636c-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:x9636c-rx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:x9636q-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-1769 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05784

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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