Vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
CVE-2019-1596
A vulnerability in the Bash shell implementation for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate their privilege level to root. The attacker must authenticate with valid user credentials. The vulnerability…
EPSS: 0.002 (35.4th 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 9000 Series Switches In Standalone Nx-os Mode — versions unspecified
- Cisco Nexus 9500 R-series Line Cards And Fabric Modules — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 20190306 Cisco NX-OS Software Bash Shell Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)
- 107340 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1596?
- CVE-2019-1596 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-07.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1596?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.