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VAR-201905-0106 CVE-2019-5589 FortiClient Online Installer Vulnerabilities related to untrusted search paths CVSS V2: 9.3
CVSS V3: 7.8
Severity: HIGH
An Unsafe Search Path vulnerability in FortiClient Online Installer (Windows version before 6.0.6) may allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker with control over the directory in which FortiClientOnlineInstaller.exe resides to execute arbitrary code on the system via uploading malicious .dll files in that directory. FortiClient Online Installer Contains an unreliable search path vulnerability.Information is obtained, information is altered, and service operation is disrupted (DoS) There is a possibility of being put into a state. Fortinet FortiClient is prone to a arbitrary code-execution vulnerability. A remote attacker can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial of service condition. Versions prior to FortiClient 6.0.6 are vulnerable. Fortinet FortiClient is a mobile terminal security solution developed by Fortinet. The solution provides IPsec and SSL encryption, WAN optimization, endpoint compliance, and two-factor authentication when connected to FortiGate firewall appliances. FortiClient Online Installer is an online installer for FortiClient. A code issue vulnerability exists in the FortiClient Online Installer in Fortinet FortiClient versions prior to 6.0.6 (Windows). This vulnerability stems from improper design or implementation problems in the code development process of network systems or products
VAR-201911-1327 CVE-2019-1734 Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Information disclosure vulnerability in software CVSS V2: 2.1
CVSS V3: 5.5
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the implementation of a CLI diagnostic command in Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to view sensitive system files that should be restricted. The attacker could use this information to conduct additional reconnaissance attacks. The vulnerability is due to incomplete role-based access control (RBAC) verification. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and issuing a specific CLI diagnostic command with crafted user-input parameters. An exploit could allow the attacker to perform an arbitrary read of a file on the device, and the file may contain sensitive information. The attacker needs valid device credentials to exploit this vulnerability. Cisco FXOS and NX-OS The software contains an information disclosure vulnerability.Information may be obtained. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug IDs CSCvj59436, CSCvk50808, CSCvk50810, CSCvk50814, CSCvk50816 and CSCvk50838
VAR-201905-0505 CVE-2019-1768 Cisco NX-OS Software buffer error vulnerability CVSS V2: 7.2
CVSS V3: 6.7
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the implementation of a specific CLI command for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator credentials to cause a buffer overflow condition or perform command injection. This could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to a certain CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input as the argument of the affected CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to exploit these vulnerabilities. Cisco NX-OS Software is prone to multiple security vulnerabilities vulnerabilities. Failed exploits will result in denial-of-service condition. These issues are being tracked by Cisco Bug IDs CSCvh76129, CSCvh76132, CSCvj00497, CSCvj10162
VAR-201905-0542 CVE-2019-1780 Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software command injection vulnerability CVSS V2: 7.2
CVSS V3: 6.7
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator credentials to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to certain CLI commands. 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 operating system with elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to exploit this vulnerability. NX-OS versions prior to 8.3(1) are affected. NX-OS versions prior to 8.3(1) are affected. Cisco FXOS and NX-OS The software contains a command injection vulnerability.Information is obtained, information is altered, and service operation is disrupted (DoS) There is a possibility of being put into a state. Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software are prone to a local command-injection vulnerability. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug IDs CSCvi01431, CSCvi01440, CSCvi92326, CSCvi92328, CSCvi92329 and CSCvi92332. Cisco Firepower 4100 Series, etc. are all products of Cisco (Cisco). Cisco Firepower 4100 Series is a 4100 series firewall device. Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches is a 3000 series switch. Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches is a MDS 9000 series multilayer switch. This vulnerability stems from the fact that the network system or product does not correctly filter special elements in the process of constructing executable commands from external input data. The following products and versions are affected: Cisco Firepower 4100 Series ; Firepower 9300 Security Appliances ; MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches ; Nexus 3000 Series Switches ; Nexus 3500 Platform Switches ; Nexus 3600 Platform Switches ; Nexus 5500 Platform Switches ; Nexus 5600 Platform Switches ; Nexus 6000 Series Switches; Nexus 7000 Series Switches; Nexus 7700 Series Switches; Nexus 9000 Series; Switches in standalone NX-OS mode; Nexus 9500 R-Series Switching Platform
VAR-201905-0598 CVE-2019-1832 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Vulnerability related to failure of protection mechanism in software CVSS V2: 5.0
CVSS V3: 7.5
Severity: HIGH
A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured access control policies. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of ICMP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted ICMP packets to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured access control policies. This issue is being tracked by Cisco BugID CSCvk43854. A security vulnerability exists in the inspection engine in Cisco FTD due to the program not properly validating ICMP packets. The following products and versions are affected: Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Release 6.2.0, Release 6.2.0.5, Release 6.2.3, Release 6.2.3.1, Release 6.2.3.2, Release 6.4.0
VAR-201905-0596 CVE-2019-1858 Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software input validation vulnerability CVSS V2: 5.0
CVSS V3: 8.6
Severity: HIGH
A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) input packet processor of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the SNMP application to leak system memory, which could cause an affected device to restart unexpectedly. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling when processing inbound SNMP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending multiple crafted SNMP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the SNMP application to leak system memory because of an improperly handled error condition during packet processing. Over time, this memory leak could cause the SNMP application to restart multiple times, leading to a system-level restart and a denial of service (DoS) condition. Cisco FXOS and NX-OS The software contains an input validation vulnerability.Service operation interruption (DoS) There is a possibility of being put into a state. Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Softwares are prone to an denial-of-service vulnerability An attacker can exploit this issue to restart the affected system, denying service to legitimate users. This issue is being tracked by Cisco bug IDs CSCvc58707, CSCvd45657, CSCvn19457, CSCvn19463, CSCvn19464, CSCvn19465, CSCvn19468 and CSCvn19483. Cisco Firepower 4100 Series, etc. are all products of Cisco (Cisco). Cisco Firepower 4100 Series is a 4100 series firewall device. Cisco FXOS Software is a set of firewall software that runs on Cisco security appliances. Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches is a 3000 series switch. Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches is a MDS 9000 series multilayer switch. Cisco NX-OS Software is a set of data center-level operating system software used by switches. The vulnerability stems from the failure of the network system or product to properly validate the input data. The following products and versions are affected: Cisco Firepower 4100 Series; Firepower 9300 Security Appliances; MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches; Nexus 1000V Switch for Microsoft Hyper-V; Nexus 1000V Switch for VMware vSphere; Nexus 3000 Series Switches; 5500 Platform Switches; Nexus 5600 Platform Switches; Nexus 6000 Series Switches; Nexus 7000 Series Switches; Nexus 7700 Series Switches; Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure
VAR-201905-0516 CVE-2019-1819 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Path traversal vulnerability CVSS V2: 4.0
CVSS V3: 6.5
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to download and view files within the application that should be restricted. This vulnerability is due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in HTTP request parameters that describe filenames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using directory traversal techniques to submit a path to a desired file location. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view application files that may contain sensitive information. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug ID CSCvo28677 and CSCvo62260. The vulnerability stems from a network system or product that fails to properly filter resources or special elements in file paths
VAR-201905-0602 CVE-2019-1849 Cisco IOS XR Vulnerability in software checking for exceptional conditions CVSS V2: 6.1
CVSS V3: 6.5
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the Border Gateway Patrol (BGP) Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based Ethernet VPN (EVPN) implementation of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a logic error that occurs when the affected software processes specific EVPN routing information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious traffic patterns into the targeted EVPN network. A successful exploit could result in a crash of the l2vpn_mgr process on Provider Edge (PE) device members of the same EVPN instance (EVI). On each of the affected devices, a crash could lead to system instability and the inability to process or forward traffic through the device, resulting in a DoS condition that would require manual intervention to restore normal operating conditions. Cisco IOS XR The software contains an exceptional condition check vulnerability.Service operation interruption (DoS) There is a possibility of being put into a state. Cisco IOSXR Software is a fully modular, distributed network operating system from Cisco's IOS software family, including IOST, IOSS, and IOSXR. A denial of service vulnerability exists in Cisco IOSXRSoftware that could be exploited by an attacker to cause a denial of service. Cisco IOS XR Software is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the process, denying service to legitimate users. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug ID CSCvk35997. This vulnerability stems from improper design or implementation problems in the code development process of network systems or products. The following products and versions are affected: Cisco IOS XR 6.1.0 to 6.3.3 (fixed in 6.3.3), 6.4.X prior to 6.4.2, 6.5.X prior to 6.5.2, 6.6. 1 Versions prior to 6.6.X
VAR-201905-0605 CVE-2019-1853 Linux for Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Vulnerable to out-of-bounds reading CVSS V2: 5.0
CVSS V3: 7.5
Severity: HIGH
A vulnerability in the HostScan component of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Linux could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read sensitive information on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software performs improper bounds checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting HTTP traffic for the affected component to download and process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read sensitive information on the affected system. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug ID CSCvn47574. HostScan is one of the network host scanning components. This vulnerability stems from the incorrect verification of data boundaries when the network system or product performs operations on the memory, resulting in incorrect read and write operations to other associated memory locations. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to cause buffer overflow or heap overflow, etc
VAR-201905-0603 CVE-2019-1851 Cisco Identity Services Engine Authorization vulnerability CVSS V2: 4.0
CVSS V3: 6.8
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the External RESTful Services (ERS) API of the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to generate arbitrary certificates signed by the Internal Certificate Authority (CA) Services on ISE. This vulnerability is due to an incorrect implementation of role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a specific HTTP request with administrative credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to generate a certificate that is signed and trusted by the ISE CA with arbitrary attributes. The attacker could use this certificate to access other networks or assets that are protected by certificate authentication. An attacker can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information that may aid in further attacks. This issue is being tracked by Cisco bug ID CSCvm81230. The platform monitors the network by collecting real-time information on the network, users and devices, and formulating and implementing corresponding policies. This vulnerability stems from the lack of authentication measures or insufficient authentication strength in network systems or products
VAR-201905-0592 CVE-2019-1846 Cisco IOS XR Software input validation vulnerability CVSS V2: 6.1
CVSS V3: 7.4
Severity: HIGH
A vulnerability in the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) implementation of Cisco IOS XR Software for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the incorrect handling of certain MPLS OAM packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious MPLS OAM packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the lspv_server process to crash. The crash could lead to system instability and the inability to process or forward traffic though the device, resulting in a DoS condition that require manual intervention to restore normal operating conditions. Cisco IOS XR The software contains an input validation vulnerability.Service operation interruption (DoS) There is a possibility of being put into a state. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug ID CSCvk63685. Cisco ASR 9000 Series is a 9000 series enterprise-class router of Cisco (Cisco). The vulnerability stems from the failure of the network system or product to properly validate the input data
VAR-201905-0601 CVE-2019-1860 Cisco Unified Intelligence Center Vulnerable to resource insertion CVSS V2: 4.0
CVSS V3: 5.9
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the dashboard gadget rendering of Cisco Unified Intelligence Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to obtain or manipulate sensitive information between a user’s browser and Cisco Unified Intelligence Center. The vulnerability is due to the lack of gadget validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by forcing a user to load a malicious gadget. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information, such as current user credentials, or manipulate data between the user’s browser and Cisco Unified Intelligence Center in the context of the malicious gadget. This issue being tracked by Cisco Bug ID CSCvo98208. The platform provides report related business data and display function of call center data
VAR-201905-0599 CVE-2019-1833 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Vulnerability related to failure of protection mechanism in software CVSS V2: 5.0
CVSS V3: 5.8
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol parser of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured policies. The vulnerability is due to improper parsing of specific attributes in a TLS packet header. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious TLS messages to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the configured policies for the system, which could allow traffic to flow through without being inspected. Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) The software is vulnerable to a defect in the protection mechanism.Information may be tampered with. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug CSCvi81022
VAR-201905-0517 CVE-2019-1820 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Path traversal vulnerability CVSS V2: 4.0
CVSS V3: 6.5
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to download and view files within the application that should be restricted. This vulnerability is due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in HTTP request parameters that describe filenames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using directory traversal techniques to submit a path to a desired file location. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view application files that may contain sensitive information. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug ID CSCvo28684 and CSCvo62276. The vulnerability stems from a network system or product that fails to properly filter resources or special elements in file paths. The following products and versions are affected: Cisco PI Software versions prior to 3.4, versions prior to 3.5, and versions prior to 3.6; Cisco EPN Manager versions prior to 3.0.1
VAR-201905-0532 CVE-2019-1809 Cisco NX-OS Vulnerabilities related to digital signature verification in software CVSS V2: 4.6
CVSS V3: 6.7
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the Image Signature Verification feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator-level credentials to install a malicious software patch on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper verification of digital signatures for patch images. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting an unsigned software patch to bypass signature checks and loading it on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to boot a malicious software patch image. Cisco NX-OS The software contains a vulnerability related to digital signature verification.Information is obtained, information is altered, and service operation is disrupted (DoS) There is a possibility of being put into a state. Multiple Cisco Products prone to an local security-bypass vulnerability. An attacker may exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions. This may lead to further attacks. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug IDs CSCvi42264 and CSCvj12239. Cisco NX-OS Software is a data center-level operating system software used by a set of switches of Cisco. The vulnerability stems from a network system or product not adequately verifying the origin or authenticity of data. Attackers can use forged data to attack. The following products and versions are affected: Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors; Nexus 7000 Series Switches; Nexus 7700 Series Switches; UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects; UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects
VAR-201905-0531 CVE-2019-1808 Cisco NX-OS Vulnerabilities related to digital signature verification in software CVSS V2: 2.1
CVSS V3: 4.4
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the Image Signature Verification feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator-level credentials to install a malicious software patch on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper verification of digital signatures for patch images. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by loading an unsigned software patch on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to boot a malicious software patch image. Cisco NX-OS The software contains a vulnerability related to digital signature verification.Information may be tampered with. Multiple Cisco Products prone to an local security-bypass vulnerability. An attacker may exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions. This may lead to further attacks. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug ID CSCvi42248. Cisco NX-OS Software is a data center-level operating system software used by a set of switches of Cisco. The vulnerability stems from a network system or product not adequately verifying the origin or authenticity of data. Attackers can use forged data to attack. The following products and versions are affected: Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors; Nexus 7000 Series Switches; Nexus 7700 Series Switches
VAR-201905-0512 CVE-2019-1814 Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switch Vulnerable to resource exhaustion CVSS V2: 5.0
CVSS V3: 8.6
Severity: HIGH
A vulnerability in the interactions between the DHCP and TFTP features for Cisco Small Business 300 Series (Sx300) Managed Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to become low on system memory, which in turn could lead to an unexpected reload of the device and result in a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a failure to free system memory when an unexpected DHCP request is received. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DHCP packet to the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an unexpected reload of the device. Cisco Small Business 300 Series (Sx300) Managed Switch Contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability.Service operation interruption (DoS) There is a possibility of being put into a state. CiscoSmallBusiness300SeriesManagedSwitches is a switch device from Cisco. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug ID CSCvn17215. This vulnerability stems from improper management of system resources (such as memory, disk space, files, etc.) by network systems or products
VAR-201905-0525 CVE-2019-1795 Cisco FXOS and Cisco NX-OS Software command injection vulnerability CVSS V2: 7.2
CVSS V3: 6.7
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system with the privilege level of root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to a specific CLI command on the 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 elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to exploit this vulnerability. Cisco FXOS and Cisco NX-OS The software contains a command injection vulnerability.Information is obtained, information is altered, and service operation is disrupted (DoS) There is a possibility of being put into a state. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug IDs CSCvh20029, CSCvh20359, CSCvh66202, CSCvh66214, CSCvh66219, CSCvh66243, CSCvh66257, CSCvh66259 and CSCvk30761. This vulnerability stems from the fact that the network system or product does not correctly filter special elements in the process of constructing executable commands from external input data. The following products and versions are affected: Cisco Firepower 4100 Series; Firepower 9300 Security Appliances; MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches; Nexus 1000V Switch for Microsoft Hyper-V; Nexus 1000V Switch for VMware vSphere; Nexus 3000 Series Switches; 3600 Platform Switches ; Nexus 5500 Platform Switches ; Nexus 5600 Platform Switches ; Nexus 6000 Series Switches ; Nexus 7000 Series Switches ; Nexus 7700 Series Switches ; Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode ; Nexus 9500 R-Series Switching Platform ; UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects; UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects
VAR-201905-0524 CVE-2019-1791 Cisco NX-OS Software command injection vulnerability CVSS V2: 7.2
CVSS V3: 6.7
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator credentials to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to certain CLI commands. 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 operating system with elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to exploit this vulnerability. Cisco NX-OS The software contains a command injection vulnerability.Information is obtained, information is altered, and service operation is disrupted (DoS) There is a possibility of being put into a state. Cisco NX-OS is prone to a local command-injection vulnerability. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug IDs CSCvj63270, CSCvj63667, CSCvk50873, CSCvk50876, CSCvk50889. Cisco NX-OS Software is a data center-level operating system software used by a set of switches of Cisco. A command injection vulnerability exists in the CLI in Cisco NX-OS Software. This vulnerability stems from the fact that the network system or product does not correctly filter special elements in the process of constructing executable commands from external input data. The following products and versions are affected: Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches; Nexus 3000 Series Switches; Nexus 3500 Platform Switches; Nexus 3600 Platform Switches; Nexus 5500 Platform Switches; Nexus 5600 Platform Switches; 7700 Series Switches; Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode; Nexus 9500 R-Series Switching Platform
VAR-201905-0506 CVE-2019-1769 Cisco NX-OS In software OS Command injection vulnerability CVSS V2: 7.2
CVSS V3: 6.7
Severity: MEDIUM
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator credentials to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system of an attached line card with the privilege level of root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to a specific CLI command on the 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 of an attached line card with elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to exploit this vulnerability. Cisco NX-OS The software includes OS A command injection vulnerability exists.Information is obtained, information is altered, and service operation is disrupted (DoS) There is a possibility of being put into a state. Cisco NX-OS is prone to a local command-injection vulnerability. This issue is being tracked by Cisco Bug IDs CSCvh20032, CSCvj00299. Cisco NX-OS Software is a data center-level operating system software used by a set of switches of Cisco. The vulnerability stems from the fact that the network system or product does not correctly filter special characters, commands, etc. in the process of constructing executable commands of the operating system from external input data. The following products and versions are affected: Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches; Nexus 3500 Platform Switches; Nexus 3600 Platform Switches; Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode; Nexus 9500 R-Series Switching Platform