PT-2018-8765 · Cisco · Cisco Nx-Os+1

Published 2018-06-20 · Updated 2020-08-31 · CVE-2018-0337

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco NX-OS Software (affected versions not specified)

Description A vulnerability in the role-based access-checking mechanisms could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected device. The issue exists due to the lack of proper input and validation checks for certain file systems. An attacker could exploit this by issuing crafted commands in the CLI of an affected device, potentially causing other users to execute unwanted, arbitrary commands.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Incorrect Authorization

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-0337

Affected Products

Cisco Nx-Os

Cisco Nexus

References · 3

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-nxos-rbaccess · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0337 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0337 · Security Note