CVE-2019-1588: Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches Application-Centric Infrastructure Mode Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-03-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches running in Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read arbitrary files on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper input and validation checking mechanisms of user-supplied input sent to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker unauthorized access to read arbitrary files on an affected device. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 14.0(1h).

Affected products

Cisco NX-OS: before 14.0\(1h\) — fixed in 14.0\(1h\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco NX-OS 14.0\(1h\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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