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Vulnerability Intelligence Report

CVE-2018-0293

A vulnerability in role-based access control (RBAC) for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute CLI commands that should be restricted for a nonadministrative user. The attacker would have to possess valid user credentials for the device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect RBAC privilege assignment for certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to a device as a nonadministrative user and executing specific commands from the CLI. An exploit could allow the attacker to run commands that should be restricted to administrative users. These commands could modify the configuration or boot image on the device. This vulnerability affects MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches, Nexus 2000 Series 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 Line Cards and Fabric Modules. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd77904.

No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
EPSS Probability:4.83%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Products & Versions

Vendor Product Affected Versions
cisco nx-os 7.3\(2\)n1\(0.395\), 8.1\(0.112\)s0
cisco nexus_5000 all
cisco nexus_5010 all
cisco nexus_5020 all
cisco nexus_5548p all
cisco nexus_5548up all
cisco nexus_5596t all
cisco nexus_5596up all
cisco nexus_56128p all
cisco nexus_5624q all
cisco nexus_5648q all
cisco nexus_5672up all
cisco nexus_5696q all
cisco nexus_7000 all
cisco nexus_7700 all
cisco nexus_92160yc-x all
cisco nexus_92304qc all
cisco nexus_9236c all
cisco nexus_9272q all
cisco nexus_93108tc-ex all
cisco nexus_93120tx all
cisco nexus_93128tx all
cisco nexus_93180yc-ex all
cisco nexus_9332pq all
cisco nexus_9372px all
cisco nexus_9372tx all
cisco nexus_9396px all
cisco nexus_9396tx all
cisco nexus_9504 all
cisco nexus_9508 all
cisco nexus_9516 all
cisco nexus_n9k-c9508-fm-r all
cisco nexus_n9k-x9636c-r all
cisco nexus_n9k-x9636q-r all
cisco nexus_172tq-xl all
cisco nexus_3016 all
cisco nexus_3048 all
cisco nexus_3064-32t all
cisco nexus_3064-t all
cisco nexus_3064-x all
cisco nexus_3100-v all
cisco nexus_31128pq all
cisco nexus_3132c-z all
cisco nexus_3132q all
cisco nexus_3132q-x all
cisco nexus_3132q-xl all
cisco nexus_3164q all
cisco nexus_3172pq all
cisco nexus_3172pq-xl all
cisco nexus_3172tq all
cisco nexus_3172tq-32t all
cisco nexus_3232c all
cisco nexus_3264c-e all
cisco nexus_3264q all
cisco nexus_34180yc all
cisco nexus_3524-x all
cisco nexus_3524-xl all
cisco nexus_3548 all
cisco nexus_3548-x all
cisco nexus_3548-xl all
cisco nexus_3636c-r all
cisco nexus_c36180yc-r all
cisco nexus_6001p all
cisco nexus_6001t all
cisco mds_9100 all

References & Technical Advisories

No reference links found.

Threat Intelligence Signals

EPSS Score
4.830%

Identity & Timeline

StatusPUBLISHED
Assigning AuthorityCisco Systems, Inc. · Hosted Service · USA
Reserved2017-11-27T00:00:00
Published2018-06-20T21:00:00
Patch Date2018-06-20
Last Updated2024-11-29T15:02:28

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