What is CVE-2019-12662?

CVE-2019-12662 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os Software 6.0(2)a1(1), classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-12662?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os Software 6.0(2)a1(1)

CVE-2019-12662

A vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with valid administrator or privilege level 15 credentials to load a virtual service image and bypass signature verification on…

EPSS: 0.003 (22.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Nx-os Software 6.0(2)a1(1) — versions unspecified
Cisco Ios_xe — versions 16.8.1
Cisco Mds_9000
Cisco Nexus_3016
Cisco Nexus_3016_firmware
Cisco Nexus_3048
Cisco Nexus_3048_firmware
Cisco Nexus_3064
Cisco Nexus_3064_firmware
Cisco Nexus_3064-t

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-347 — Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12662?: CVE-2019-12662 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os Software 6.0(2)a1(1), classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-12662?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.