CVE-2019-1893
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system (OS) of an affected device as root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of a configuration file that is accessible to a local shell user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input during the execution of this file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying OS as root.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Softwarecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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- cisco enterprise nfv infrastructure software= 3.9.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:enterprise_nfv_infrastructure_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20190703-nfvis-commandinjCisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Command Injection Vulnerability2019-07-03csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system (OS) of an affected device as root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of a configuration file that is accessible to a local shell user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input during the execution of this file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying OS as root. 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-20190703-nfvis-commandinj ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-nfvis-commandinj"]
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sources
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references (8)
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- http://www.cisco.com/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1893cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-nfvis-commandinjcnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-nfvis-file-readwritecnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.2438/cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109036cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-nfvis-commandinjenisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-nfvis-commandinjVendor Advisorynvd
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