A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local malicious user to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input as the argument of an affected command. A successful exploit could allow the malicious user to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to exploit this vulnerability. MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches are affected in versions before 6.2(27), 8.1(1b), and 8.3(2). Nexus 3500 Platform Switches are affected in versions before 7.0(3)I7(6). Nexus 3000 Series Switches are affected in versions before 7.0(3)I4(9) and 7.0(3)I7(6). Nexus 3600 Platform Switches are affected in versions before 7.0(3)F3(5). Nexus 7000 and 7700 Series Switches are affected in versions before 6.2(22), 7.3(3)D1(1), 8.2(3), and 8.3(2). Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX-OS Mode are affected in versions before 7.0(3)I4(9) and7.0(3)I7(6). Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules are affected in versions before 7.0(3)F3(5).
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