CVE-2019-12717 Information
Description
A vulnerability in a CLI command related to the virtualization manager (VMAN) in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to a specific VMAN CLI command on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input as the argument of an affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system with root privileges which may lead to complete system compromise. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to exploit this vulnerability.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Reference
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction Required
LOW
Scope
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
UNCHANGED
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Base Score
HIGH
Base Severity
7.8
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