TI-2019-01233 Aliases CVE-2019-1606 GHSA-f98f-97pg-74wc

Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2019-1606)

LOW 34CWE-77Published 2019-03-08 · Updated 2024-11-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input as the argument of an affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid user credentials to exploit this vulnerability. Nexus 3000, 3500, and Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(4).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00472 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode (Cisco): 7.0(3)I7(4)Nexus 3000 Series Switches (Cisco): 7.0(3)I7(4)+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Cisco	Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode	before 7.0(3)I7(4)	7.0(3)I7(4)	Patch available	CNA
Cisco	Nexus 3000 Series Switches	before 7.0(3)I7(4)	7.0(3)I7(4)	Patch available	CNA
Cisco	Nexus 3500 Platform Switches	before 7.0(3)I7(4)	7.0(3)I7(4)	Patch available	CNA

Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode VendorCisco Affected before 7.0(3)I7(4) Fixed in 7.0(3)I7(4) Patch available CNA
Nexus 3000 Series Switches VendorCisco Affected before 7.0(3)I7(4) Fixed in 7.0(3)I7(4) Patch available CNA
Nexus 3500 Platform Switches VendorCisco Affected before 7.0(3)I7(4) Fixed in 7.0(3)I7(4) Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os::::::::	7.0\(3\)i7 to before 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\)	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3000:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9000:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Cisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os::::::::	7.0\(3\) to before 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\)	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3500:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Cisco

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0\(3\)i7 to before 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\) Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0\(3\) to before 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\) Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco

Remediation

Fix · CNA Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode (Cisco) Fixed in 7.0(3)I7(4)
Fix · CNA Nexus 3000 Series Switches (Cisco) Fixed in 7.0(3)I7(4)
Fix · CNA Nexus 3500 Platform Switches (Cisco) Fixed in 7.0(3)I7(4)

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2019-03-08
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches, Nexus 3500 Platform Switches 7.0(3)I7(4)
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-01231 Cisco NX-OS Software Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityPriority LOW 36
- TI-2019-01230 Cisco NX-OS Software Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityPriority LOW 36
- TI-2019-01229 Cisco NX-OS Software Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityPriority LOW 36
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1606
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f98f-97pg-74wc

References

Patch 1

20190306 Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2019-1606)

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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