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Status published
Medium
CVE-2011-2569
Cisco Nexus OS (aka NX-OS) 4.2 and 5.0 and Cisco...
Vulnerability Description
Cisco Nexus OS (aka NX-OS) 4.2 and 5.0 and Cisco Unified Computing System with software 1.4 and 2.0 do not properly restrict command-line options, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Bug IDs CSCtf40008, CSCtg18363, CSCtr44645, CSCts10195, and CSCts10188.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
nx-os, unified computing system, unified computing system infrastructure and unified computing system software
Vulnerable Versions:
4.2, 5.0, 1.4\(1j\), 2.0\(1q\)
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 27th, 2011
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.