CVE-2015-4237

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-07-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

The CLI parser in Cisco NX-OS 4.1(2)E1(1), 6.2(11b), 6.2(12), 7.2(0)ZZ(99.1), 7.2(0)ZZ(99.3), and 9.1(1)SV1(3.1.8) on Nexus devices allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted characters in a filename, aka Bug IDs CSCuv08491, CSCuv08443, CSCuv08480, CSCuv08448, CSCuu99291, CSCuv08434, and CSCuv08436.

Affected products

Cisco NX-OS: 7.2(0)zz(99.3), 7.2(0)zz(99.1), 6.2(11b), 9.1(1)sv1(3.1.8), 6.2(12), 4.1(2)e1(1)

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39583
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032775
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39583
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032775

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