CVE-2019-1664

High

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).

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Hyperflex Hx Data Platform
PublishedFeb 21, 2019
First seenFeb 21, 2019

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco hyperflex_hx_data_platform2.6\(1a\), 2.6\(1b\), 2.6\(1d\), 2.6\(1e\), 3.0\(1a\), 3.0\(1b\), 3.0\(1c\), 3.0\(1d\), 3.0\(1e\), 3.0\(1h\), 3.0\(1i\), 3.5\(1a\)—

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