Vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
CVE-2019-1602
A vulnerability in the filesystem permissions of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access sensitive data that could be used to elevate their privileges to administrator. The vulnerability is due to improp…
EPSS: 0.002 (47.2th 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 9000 Series Switches-standalone — versions unspecified
- Cisco Nexus 9500 R-series Line Cards And Fabric Modules — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 20190306 Cisco NX-OS Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)
- 107332 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1602?
- CVE-2019-1602 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-08.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1602?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.