CVE-2019-1585

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 33 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.39% (33rd) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

95 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisco_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the controller authorization functionality of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI Mode Switch Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate standard users with root privilege on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a misconfiguration of certain sudoers files for the bashroot component on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected device with a crafted user ID, which may allow temporary administrative access to escalate privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escalate privileges on an affected device. This Vulnerability has been fixed in version 4.0(1h)

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

No fix is available; mitigate or reduce exposure.

No fix available11.0(1b)cisco_csaf
No remediation is available at this time.
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No fix available11.0(1e)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.0(2j)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.0(2m)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.0(3f)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.0(3i)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.0(3k)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.0(3n)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.0(3o)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.0(4h)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.0(4q)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.1(1j)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.1(1r)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.1(2h)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.1(2i)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.1(3f)cisco_csaf
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No fix available11.2(3h)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.0(1m)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.0(1q)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.0(2f)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.0(2g)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.0(2h)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.0(2m)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.0(2n)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.0(2o)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.1(1h)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.1(1i)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.1(2e)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.2(2e)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.2(2g)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.2(2i)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.2(2j)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.2(2k)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.2(3p)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.2(3r)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.3(1e)cisco_csaf
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No fix available12.3(1o)cisco_csaf
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No fix available13.0(1k)cisco_csaf
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No fix available13.0(2h)cisco_csaf
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No fix available13.0(2k)cisco_csaf
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No fix available13.0(2n)cisco_csaf
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No fix available13.1(1i)cisco_csaf
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No fix available13.1(2m)cisco_csaf
No remediation is available at this time.
No fix available13.1(2o)cisco_csaf
No remediation is available at this time.
No fix available13.1(2p)cisco_csaf
No remediation is available at this time.
No fix available13.1(2q)cisco_csaf
No remediation is available at this time.
No fix available13.2(1l)cisco_csaf
No remediation is available at this time.
No fix available13.2(1m)cisco_csaf
No remediation is available at this time.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.7–7.8

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.06.7mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.06.7mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US

v3.06.7mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9

v3.07.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.16.7mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-16USprimaryCWE-16US

affected products (95)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 95

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

cisco-sa-20190306-aci-controller-privsecCisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches Application-Centric Infrastructure Mode Privilege Escalation Vulnerability2019-03-06csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the controller authorization functionality of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI Mode Switch Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate standard users with root privilege on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a misconfiguration of certain sudoers files for the bashroot component on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected device with a crafted user ID, which may allow temporary administrative access to escalate privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escalate privileges on an affected device. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190306-aci-controller-privsec ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190306-aci-controller-privsec"]

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sources

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cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisco_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2019-03-06modified 2026-06-17

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references (12)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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