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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2019-1603 json

Cisco NX-OS Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

published 2019-03-08 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-10160

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate lower-level privileges to the administrator level. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the targeted device and executing commands that could lead to elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to make configuration changes to the system as administrator. 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).

Patch / fix

  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches 7.0(3)I7(4)
  • Cisco Nexus 3500 Platform Switches 7.0(3)I7(4)
  • Cisco Nexus 3600 Platform Switches 7.0(3)F3(5)
  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches-Standalone 7.0(3)I7(4)
  • Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules 7.0(3)F3(5)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
23 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
  • Cisco Nexus 3500 Platform Switches
  • Cisco Nexus 3600 Platform Switches
  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches-Standalone
  • Cisco Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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