CVE-2019-1592 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2019-1592 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 03/05/2019 | CVE Updated: 20/11/2024 | CVE Year: 2019
Source: cisco | Vendor: Cisco | Product: Cisco NX-OS Software for Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches ACI Mode 11.0.1b
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2019-1592 Description

A vulnerability in the background operations functionality of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode Switch Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges as root on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied files on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the CLI of the affected device and creating a crafted file in a specific directory on the filesystem. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands as root on an affected device.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-264
CWE Name: CWE-264
Source: Cisco

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).