VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-1968

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.77%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-08-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an NX-API system process to unexpectedly restart. The vulnerability is due to incorrect validation of the HTTP header of a request that is sent to the NX-API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the NX-API on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition in the NX-API service; however, the NX-OS device itself would still be available and passing network traffic. Note: The NX-API feature is disabled by default.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

Primary references