6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-1783
"Cisco NX-OS CLI Argument Injection Root Privilege Escalation"
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 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-2019-1783 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_7000
3 Cisco nexus_5548p
4 Cisco nexus_5548up
5 Cisco nexus_5596up
6 Cisco nexus_5596t
7 Cisco nexus_56128p
8 Cisco nexus_5672up
9 Cisco nexus_6001
10 Cisco nexus_6004
11 Cisco nexus_5624q
12 Cisco nexus_5648q
13 Cisco nexus_5696q
14 Cisco nexus_7700
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-2019-1783.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108370 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cmdinj-1783 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108370 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cmdinj-1783 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-1783 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108370
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cmdinj-1783
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 16, 2020

    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
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-77
    Added CWE NIST CWE-88
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.3\(4\)n1\(1\) OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_56128p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5624q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5648q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5672up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5672up-16g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5696q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6004:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.3\(4\)n1\(1\) OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_56128p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5624q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5648q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5672up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5696q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6004:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.3\(3\)d1\(1\) *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0 up to (excluding) 8.3\(1\) OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7000_10-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7000_18-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7000_4-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7000_9-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7700_10-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7700_18-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7700_2-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7700_6-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-f312ck-26:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-f324fq-25:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-f348xp-23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-f430cq-36:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-m312cq-26l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-m324fq-25l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-m348xp-23l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-f248xp-25e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-f306ck-25:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-f312fq-25:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m202cf-22l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m206fq-23l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m224xp-23l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m324fq-25l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m348xp-25l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_supervisor_1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_supervisor_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_supervisor_2e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7700_supervisor_2e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7700_supervisor_3e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.2 up to (excluding) 7.3\(3\)d1\(1\) *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0 up to (excluding) 8.3\(1\) OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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-77
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 21, 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 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108370 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108370 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cmdinj-1783 No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cmdinj-1783 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.3\(4\)n1\(1\) OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_56128p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5624q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5648q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5672up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5672up-16g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5696q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6004:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.3\(3\)d1\(1\) *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0 up to (excluding) 8.3\(1\) OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7000_10-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7000_18-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7000_4-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7000_9-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7700_10-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7700_18-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7700_2-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7700_6-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-f312ck-26:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-f324fq-25:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-f348xp-23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-f430cq-36:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-m312cq-26l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-m324fq-25l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-m348xp-23l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-f248xp-25e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-f306ck-25:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-f312fq-25:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m202cf-22l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m206fq-23l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m224xp-23l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m324fq-25l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m348xp-25l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_supervisor_1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_supervisor_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_supervisor_2e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7700_supervisor_2e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7700_supervisor_3e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108370 [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-2019-1783 is associated with the following CWEs:

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

0.05635

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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