CVE-2019-1602

Summary

CVECVE-2019-1602
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-03-08 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-10-08 19:44:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the filesystem permissions of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access sensitive data that could be used to elevate their privileges to administrator. The vulnerability is due to improper implementation of filesystem permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the CLI of an affected device, accessing a specific file, and leveraging this information to authenticate to the NX-API server. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to make configuration changes as administrator. Note: NX-API is disabled by default. Nexus 3000 Series Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(4). Nexus 3500 Platform Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(4). Nexus 3600 Platform Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)F3(5). Nexus 9000 Series Switches-Standalone are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(4). Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)F3(5).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3000 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3000 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3500 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3500 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3600 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3600 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9000 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9000 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9500 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9500 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os All All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco NX-OS Software CVE-2019-1602 Local Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco NX-OS Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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