How severe is CVE-2019-1585?

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

Vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Software

CVE-2019-1585

A vulnerability in the controller authorization functionality of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI Mode Switch Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate standard users with root privilege on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a misconfiguration of certain sudoers files for the bashroot component on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected device with a crafted user ID, which may allow temporary administrative access to escalate privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escalate privileges on an affected device. This Vulnerability has been fixed in version 4.0(1h)

Published 2019-03-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-16

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190306… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/107312 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1585?: CVE-2019-1585 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Software, classified under CWE-16. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-1585?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.