Vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
CVE-2019-1593
A vulnerability in the Bash shell implementation for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate their privilege level by executing commands authorized to other user roles. The attacker must authenticate w…
EPSS: 0.001 (35.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches — versions unspecified
- Cisco Nexus 3500 Platform Switches — versions unspecified
- Cisco Nexus 3600 Platform Switches — versions unspecified
- Cisco Nexus 7000 And 7700 Series Switches — versions unspecified
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches In Aci Mode — versions unspecified, unspecified
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches In Standalone Nx-os Mode — versions unspecified, unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 20190306 Cisco NX-OS Software Bash Shell Role-Based Access Control Bypass Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)
- 107324 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1593?
- CVE-2019-1593 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1593?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.