7.2

CVE-2019-1972: cisco cisco enterprise nfv infrastructure software

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 08-08-2019Last modified 20-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-1972 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in cisco cisco enterprise nfv infrastructure software. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.50%
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. 08-08-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability the Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) restricted CLI could allow an authenticated, local attacker with valid administrator-level credentials to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions during the execution of an affected CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by leveraging the insufficient restrictions during the execution of an affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.50% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.50%

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