CVEvulnerability

CVE-2019-1731

4.4 MEDIUM Published 2019-05-15 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2019-05-15
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
4.4 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
5.1 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200, CWE-755

Description

A vulnerability in the SSH CLI key management functionality of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to expose a user's private SSH key to all authenticated users on the targeted device. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator device credentials. The vulnerability is due to incomplete error handling if a specific error type occurs during the SSH key export. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and entering a crafted command at the CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to expose a user's private SSH key. In addition, a similar type of error in the SSH key import could cause the passphrase-protected private SSH key to be imported unintentionally.

Affected configurations

• cisco nx-os (< 7.0\(3\)i4\(9\)) • cisco nx-os (>= 7.0\(3\)i7 < 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\)) • cisco nx-os (< 6.0\(2\)a8\(10\)) • cisco nx-os (>= 7.0\(3\)i4 < 7.0\(3\)i7\(4\)) • cisco nx-os (< 7.3\(4\)n1\(1\)) • cisco nx-os (>= 7.0\(3\) < 7.0\(3\)f3\(5\))

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
  • CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions weakness

References