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TI-2019-01592 Aliases CVE-2019-1972GHSA-42w8-3c74-8cp2

Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Priority LOW 32CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

A vulnerability the Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) restricted CLI could allow an authenticated, local attacker with valid administrator-level credentials to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions during the execution of an affected CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by leveraging the insufficient restrictions during the execution of an affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00503 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
CiscoCisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Softwareall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:enterprise_nfv_infrastructure_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.3 – 3.10.3VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:enterprise_nfv_infrastructure_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3 – 3.10.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software n/a

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2019-01591 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Command Injection VulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2019-01581 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Web Portal Arbitrary File Read VulnerabilityPriority LOW 26
    • TI-2019-01593 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Cross-site Scripting VulnerabilityPriority LOW 24
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1972
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-42w8-3c74-8cp2

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-23504 Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerable to Pre-Authentication RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-13745 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03016 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-05339 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2022-05338 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2022-05336 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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