Vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 9000
CVE-2019-1618
A vulnerability in the Tetration Analytics agent for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code as root. The vulnerability is due to an incorrect permissions setting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by replacing valid agent files with malicious code. A successful exploit could result in the execution of code supplied by the attacker. Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode are affected running versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(5).
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.7% 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
- Cisco Nexus 9000
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches In Standalone Nx-Os Mode — versions unspecified
- Cisco Nx-Os
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107322 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190306… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1618?
- CVE-2019-1618 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 9000, classified under Permission Issues. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1618?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.