TI-2015-03553 Aliases CVE-2015-4234 GHSA-h28w-hpqp-8qrm

Cisco NX-OS 6.0(2) and 6.2(2) on Nexus devices has an improper OS configuration, which…

LOW 32CWE-264Published 2015-07-03 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Cisco NX-OS 6.0(2) and 6.2(2) on Nexus devices has an improper OS configuration, which allows local users to obtain root access via unspecified input to the Python interpreter, aka Bug IDs CSCun02887, CSCur00115, and CSCur00127.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00417 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:6.0\(2\):::::::*	6.0(2)	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:6.2\(2\):::::::*	6.2(2)	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:6.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0(2) Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:6.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2(2) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4234
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h28w-hpqp-8qrm

References

Advisory 1

20150630 Cisco Nexus Devices Python Subsystem Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-13332 Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Command Injection Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
TI-2018-00260 Improper input validation in Cisco NX-OS unknown CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-01226 Cisco NX-OS Software Netstack Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2022-05183 Cisco NX-OS Software Cisco Fabric Services Over IP Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2022-05182 Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Bidirectional Forwarding Detection Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6

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Sources

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