title: Cisco NX-OS Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
description: 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).
problem types: CWE-285
affected:
{
product: Nexus 3000 Series Switches
vendor: Cisco
versions:
lessThan: 7.0(3)I7(4), status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Nexus 3500 Platform Switches
vendor: Cisco
versions:
lessThan: 7.0(3)I7(4), status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Nexus 3600 Platform Switches
vendor: Cisco
versions:
lessThan: 7.0(3)F3(5), status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Nexus 9000 Series Switches-Standalone
vendor: Cisco
versions:
lessThan: 7.0(3)I7(4), status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules
vendor: Cisco
versions:
lessThan: 7.0(3)F3(5), status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.0
]
exploits: The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.