# CVE-2019-1730: Cisco NX-OS Software Bash Bypass Guest Shell Vulnerability

> Authenticated local attackers can bypass Guest Shell restrictions to execute commands with network-admin privileges on Cisco NX-OS devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 May 2019
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6wr5-v37w-q3rj

## What is CVE-2019-1730?

CVE-2019-1730 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 15 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the Bash shell implementation for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to bypass the limited command set of the restricted Guest Shell and execute commands at the privilege level of a network-admin user outside of the Guest Shell. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator device credentials. The vulnerability is due to the incorrect implementation of a CLI command that allows a Bash command to be incorrectly invoked on the Guest Shell CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and entering a crafted command at the Guest Shell prompt. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to issue commands that should be restricted by a Guest Shell account.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1730?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Nx-Os.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1730?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1730 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-1730 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1730 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Nx-Os

- [CVE-2024-20399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20399/): Cisco NX-OS Command Injection (medium 6.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-1361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1361/): Cisco NX-OS Software Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Actions Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-0301](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0301/): Memory corruption in Cisco NX-OS unknown (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-1453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1453/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-1341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1341/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1730 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1730 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 15 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1730 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Nx-Os. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1730/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1730/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1730
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1730
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1730

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1730/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.