What is CVE-2019-1778?

CVE-2019-1778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os Software, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2019-1778?

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

RCE in Cisco Nx-os Software

CVE-2019-1778

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system with the privilege level of root. The vulnerability is due to insufficie…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.005 (36.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Nx-os Software — versions unspecified
Cisco N9k-c9504-fm-r
Cisco N9k-c9508-fm-r
Cisco N9k-x96136yc-r
Cisco N9k-x9636c-r
Cisco N9k-x9636c-rx
Cisco N9k-x9636q-r
Cisco Nexus_3016
Cisco Nexus_3048
Cisco Nexus_3064

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1778?: CVE-2019-1778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os Software, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2019-1778?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.