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CVE-2019-1600 — A vulnerability in the file system permissions of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco

A vulnerability in the file system permissions of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access sensitive information that is stored in the file system of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper implementation

CVSS
6.7 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.12% (top 68.70%)
CWE
CWE-264
Published
2019-03-07T20:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-11-20T17:26:53.055Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability in the file system permissions of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access sensitive information that is stored in the file system of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper implementation of file system permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing and modifying restricted files…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
CiscoFirepower 4100 Series NextGeneration Firewalls — unspecified, unspecified
CiscoFirepower 9300 Series NextGeneration Firewalls — unspecified, unspecified
CiscoMDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switchesunspecified, unspecified, unspecified
CiscoNexus 3000 Series Switchesunspecified, unspecified
CiscoNexus 3500 Platform Switchesunspecified, unspecified
CiscoNexus 3600 Platform Switchesunspecified
CiscoNexus 2000, 5500, 5600, and 6000 Series Switchesunspecified, unspecified
CiscoNexus 7000 and 7700 Series Switchesunspecified, unspecified, unspecified
CiscoNexus 9000 Series SwitchesStandalone — unspecified, unspecified
CiscoNexus 9500 RSeries Line Cards and Fabric Modules — unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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