CVE-2019-1808

Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors and Nexus 7000/7700 Series Switches Software Patch Signature Verification Vulnerability

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: May 15, 2019 at 10:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:29 AM UTC
32 products affected across 1 vendorNx OSMds 9710Mds 9706

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the Image Signature Verification feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator-level credentials to install a malicious software patch on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper verification of digital signatures for patch images. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by loading an unsigned software patch on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to boot a malicious software patch image.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 8.3(1)7.2 ≤ v < 7.3(3)d1(1)7.3 ≤ v < 8.1(1a)8.0 ≤ v < 8.2(3)8.2 ≤ v < 8.3(1)
Affected range stops below 7.3(3)d1(1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.1(1a), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.2(3), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.3(1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
cisco-7000-10-slot (environment) · cisco-7000-18-slot (environment) · cisco-7000-4-slot (environment) · cisco-7000-9-slot (environment) · cisco-7700-10-slot (environment) · cisco-7700-18-slot (environment) · cisco-7700-2-slot (environment) · cisco-7700-6-slot (environment) · cisco-mds-9706 (environment) · cisco-mds-9710 (environment) · cisco-mds-9718 (environment) · cisco-n77-f312ck-26 (environment) · cisco-n77-f324fq-25 (environment) · cisco-n77-f348xp-23 (environment) · cisco-n77-f430cq-36 (environment) · cisco-n77-m312cq-26l (environment) · cisco-n77-m324fq-25l (environment) · cisco-n77-m348xp-23l (environment) · cisco-n7k-f248xp-25e (environment) · cisco-n7k-f306ck-25 (environment) · cisco-n7k-f312fq-25 (environment) · cisco-n7k-m202cf-22l (environment) · cisco-n7k-m206fq-23l (environment) · cisco-n7k-m224xp-23l (environment) · cisco-n7k-m324fq-25l (environment) · cisco-n7k-m348xp-25l (environment) · cisco-nexus-7000-supervisor-1 (environment) · cisco-nexus-7000-supervisor-2 (environment) · cisco-nexus-7000-supervisor-2e (environment) · cisco-nexus-7700-supervisor-2e (environment) · cisco-nexus-7700-supervisor-3e (environment)
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Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-347

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