CVE-2019-12717 Cisco NX-OS Software Virtualization Manager Command Injection Vulnerability
Authenticated local attackers can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on Cisco NX-OS devices via insufficient validation in a VMAN CLI command.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-12717?
CVE-2019-12717 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 25 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12717?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Nx-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12717?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12717 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2019-12717 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12717 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Nx-Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xw9j-h8x5-jqmq.