CVE-2019-1592: Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches Application Centric Infrastructure Mode Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
First published: Fri May 03 2019(Updated: )
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.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Nx-os | =14.1\(0.90\) | |
| Cisco Nexus 9000 | ||
| Cisco Nexus 92160yc-x | ||
| Cisco Nexus 92300yc | ||
| Cisco Nexus 92304qc | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9236c | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9272q | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93108tc-ex | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93108tc-fx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93120tx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93128tx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93180lc-ex | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93180yc-ex | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93180yc-fx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 93240yc-fx2 | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9332c | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9332pq | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9336c-fx2 | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9336pq | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9348gc-fxp | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9364c | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9372px | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9372px-e | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9372tx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9372tx-e | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9396px | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9396tx | ||
| Cisco Nexus 9508 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID of this vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-1592.
What is the severity of CVE-2019-1592?
The severity of CVE-2019-1592 is high.
How does CVE-2019-1592 impact Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode Switch Software?
CVE-2019-1592 allows an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges as root on an affected device.
What is the affected software for CVE-2019-1592?
The affected software for CVE-2019-1592 is Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode Switch Software version 14.1(0.90).
How can I fix CVE-2019-1592?
To fix CVE-2019-1592, Cisco recommends upgrading to a fixed version of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode Switch Software.
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