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CVE-2011-2569

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (3)

Cisco — Nx-osCisco — Unified Computing SystemCisco — Unified Computing System Infrastructure AND Unified Computing System Software

CWEs

References

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  "published": "2011-10-27T21:55:00.730",
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