6.8

CVE-2013-5556: cisco nexus_1000v

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
Published 16-11-2013Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-5556 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in cisco nexus_1000v. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-11-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The license-installation module on the Cisco Nexus 1000V switch 4.2(1)SV1(5.2b) and earlier for VMware vSphere, Cisco Nexus 1000V switch 5.2(1)SM1(5.1) for Microsoft Hyper-V, and Cisco Virtual Security Gateway 4.2(1)VSG1(1) for Nexus 1000V switches allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via crafted "install all iso" arguments, aka Bug ID CSCui21340.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

23%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.32% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.32%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco1 product
  • nexus_1000v4.2\(1\)vsg1\(1\) | 5.2\(1\)sm1\(5.1\) | ≤ 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.2b\) | 4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4\) | 4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4a\) | 4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4b\) | 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.1\) | 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.1a\) | 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.2\)

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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