7.8

CVE-2019-1592: cisco cisco nx-os software for nexus 9000 series fabric switches aci mode 11.0.1b

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
Published 03-05-2019Last modified 20-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-1592 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in cisco cisco nx-os software for nexus 9000 series fabric switches aci mode 11.0.1b. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.36%
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. 03-05-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the background operations functionality of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode Switch Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges as root on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied files on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the CLI of the affected device and creating a crafted file in a specific directory on the filesystem. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands as root on an affected device.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.36% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

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

Cisco2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links