{"id":"CVE-2019-1776","published":"2019-05-15T19:30:23Z","modified":"2024-11-20T17:21:33Z","title":"Cisco NX-OS Software Command Injection Vulnerability","vendor":"Cisco","product":"Cisco NX-OS Software","tier":"tail","description":{"text":"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 a 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.","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org"},"cvss":{"score":6.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org CNA"},"epss":{"score":0.00477,"percentile":0.41058,"provenance":"source"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-78","name":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command"}],"references":[{"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cmdinj-1776","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_CISCO"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108377","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID"]}],"priority":{"score":12.9,"factors":[{"name":"EPSS percentile","points":8.21},{"name":"CVSS severity","points":4.69}]},"vendorSlug":"cisco","affectedVersions":[{"vendor":"Cisco","product":"Cisco NX-OS Software","versions":[">= unspecified, < 8.3(1)"]}],"euvd":{"id":"EUVD-2019-10333","exploited":false,"provenance":"source"},"lineage":{"familyId":"fam-class-cisco-nx-os-cwe-78"}}