CVE-2019-1664

Description

A vulnerability in the hxterm service of Cisco HyperFlex Software could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to gain root access to all nodes in the cluster. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authentication controls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the hxterm service as a non-privileged, local user. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root access to all member nodes of the HyperFlex cluster. This vulnerability affects Cisco HyperFlex Software Releases prior to 3.5(2a).

Risk Information

Base Score
7.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.398

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Cisco HyperFlex Software Unauthenticated Root Access Vulnerability For Cisco HyperFlex HX Data PlatformNCM
Improper Authentication Vulnerability (CVE-2019-1664)NCM

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-1704966Security Update for Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform 4.0(2a)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234