CVE-2019-12717 is a vulnerability in Cisco Nx Os
Published on September 25, 2019
Cisco NX-OS Software Virtualization Manager Command Injection Vulnerability
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.
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2019-12717 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-12717
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Affected Versions
Cisco NX-OS Software 5.0(3)A1(1):- Version unspecified and below n/a is affected.
Exploit Probability
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