Cisco NX-OS 6.1 before 6.1(5) on Nexus 7000 devices, when local authentication and multiple VDCs are enabled, allows remote authenticated u…

published 2014-05-24 12y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-1231

cvss: 7.1; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits: 0; none known

Cisco NX-OS 6.1 before 6.1(5) on Nexus 7000 devices, when local authentication and multiple VDCs are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges within an unintended VDC via crafted SSH key data in an SSH session to a management interface, aka Bug ID CSCud88400.

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Exploit prediction

1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.1	AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

tools.cisco.com /security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20140521-nxos
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-1191
NVD CVE-2013-1191

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