Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Standalone NX-OS Mode Tetration Analytics Agent Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2019-1618

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Cisco
Status
Nexus 9000 Series Switches In Standalone Nx-os Mode
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 March 2019

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists

What is CVE-2019-1618?

A vulnerability in the Tetration Analytics agent for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code as root. The vulnerability is due to an incorrect permissions setting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by replacing valid agent files with malicious code. A successful exploit could result in the execution of code supplied by the attacker. Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode are affected running versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(5).

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Affected Version(s)

Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode < 7.0(3)I7(5)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107322
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecu...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

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    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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