6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-1778
Cisco NX-OS Software Privilege Escalation Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system 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 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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-1778 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
2 Cisco nexus_3048
3 Cisco nexus_3548
4 Cisco nexus_3016
5 Cisco nexus_3064
6 Cisco nexus_3064-t
7 Cisco nexus_31108pc-v
8 Cisco nexus_31108tc-v
9 Cisco nexus_31128pq
10 Cisco nexus_3132c-z
11 Cisco nexus_3132q
12 Cisco nexus_3132q-v
13 Cisco nexus_3132q-xl
14 Cisco nexus_3164q
15 Cisco nexus_3172
16 Cisco nexus_3172pq-xl
17 Cisco nexus_3172tq
18 Cisco nexus_3172tq-32t
19 Cisco nexus_3172tq-xl
20 Cisco nexus_3232c
21 Cisco nexus_3264c-e
22 Cisco nexus_3264q
23 Cisco nexus_34180yc
24 Cisco nexus_3464c
25 Cisco nexus_3524
26 Cisco nexus_3524-x
27 Cisco nexus_3524-x\/xl
28 Cisco nexus_3524-xl
29 Cisco nexus_3548-x
30 Cisco nexus_3548-x\/xl
31 Cisco nexus_3548-xl
32 Cisco nexus_36180yc-r
33 Cisco nexus_3636c-r
34 Cisco nexus_9200yc
35 Cisco nexus_92304qc
36 Cisco nexus_9236c
37 Cisco nexus_9272q
38 Cisco nexus_93108tc-ex
39 Cisco nexus_93108tc-fx
40 Cisco nexus_93120tx
41 Cisco nexus_93128tx
42 Cisco nexus_93180lc-ex
43 Cisco nexus_93180yc-ex
44 Cisco nexus_93180yc-fx
45 Cisco nexus_93240tc-fx2
46 Cisco nexus_9332c
47 Cisco nexus_9332pq
48 Cisco nexus_9336pq_aci
49 Cisco nexus_9348gc-fxp
50 Cisco nexus_9372px
51 Cisco nexus_9372px-e
52 Cisco nexus_9372tx
53 Cisco nexus_9372tx-e
54 Cisco nexus_9396px
55 Cisco nexus_9396tx
56 Cisco nexus_9508
57 Cisco nexus_9516
58 Cisco n9k-c9504-fm-r
59 Cisco n9k-c9508-fm-r
60 Cisco n9k-x96136yc-r
61 Cisco n9k-x9636c-r
62 Cisco n9k-x9636c-rx
63 Cisco n9k-x9636q-r
64 Cisco x9636q-r
65 Cisco x96136yc-r
66 Cisco x9636c-r
67 Cisco x9636c-rx
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-2019-1778.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108362 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cmdinj-1778 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108362 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cmdinj-1778 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-1778 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-1778 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108362
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cmdinj-1778
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Mar. 01, 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
  • 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 17, 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-cmdinj-1778 No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cmdinj-1778 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108362 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108362 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.0\(3\)i4\(9\) *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0\(3\)i7 up to (excluding) 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\) 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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108362 [No Types Assigned]
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-2019-1778 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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