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TI-2019-01245 Aliases CVE-2019-1618GHSA-j323-5f92-wmq5

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Standalone NX-OS Mode Tetration Analytics Agent Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority LOW 36CWE-275Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability in the Tetration Analytics agent for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code as root. The vulnerability is due to an incorrect permissions setting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by replacing valid agent files with malicious code. A successful exploit could result in the execution of code supplied by the attacker. Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode are affected running versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(5).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00382 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode (Cisco): 7.0(3)I7(5)

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoNexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Modebefore 7.0(3)I7(5)7.0(3)I7(5)Patch availableCNA
  • Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode VendorCisco Affected before 7.0(3)I7(5) Fixed in 7.0(3)I7(5) Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0\(3\)i4 to before 7.0\(3\)i7\(5\)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0\(3\)i4 to before 7.0\(3\)i7\(5\) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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(5)

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode 7.0(3)I7(5)

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1618
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j323-5f92-wmq5

References

Advisory 1

  • 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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