A vulnerability in the Bash shell implementation for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate their privilege level to root. The attacker must authenticate with valid user credentials. The vulnerability is due to incorrect permissions of a sys
A vulnerability in the Bash shell implementation for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate their privilege level to root. The attacker must authenticate with valid user credentials. The vulnerability is due to incorrect permissions of a system executable. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and entering a crafted…
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Nexus 3000 Series Switches | unspecified |
| Cisco | Nexus 3500 Platform Switches | unspecified |
| Cisco | Nexus 3600 Platform Switches | unspecified |
| Cisco | Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX | OS Mode — unspecified |
| Cisco | Nexus 9500 R | Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules — unspecified |
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
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No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.