CVE-2019-1966 HIGH

CVE-2019-1966: Cisco Unified Computing System Fabric Interconnect root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)
Weakness CWE-264
Published August 29, 2019
Last update November 20, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in a specific CLI command within the local management (local-mgmt) context for Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges as the root user on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to extraneous subcommand options present for a specific CLI command within the local-mgmt context. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device, entering the local-mgmt context, and issuing a specific CLI command and submitting user input. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands as root on an affected device. The attacker would need to have valid user credentials for the device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 29, 2019 CVE published
November 20, 2024 Record updated