CVE-2018-0294· NVD / CVE Program· CNA cisco

A vulnerability in the write-erase feature of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to c

A vulnerability in the write-erase feature of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to configure an unauthorized administrator account for an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly delete sensitive files when certain CLI commands are used to clear the device configuration and reload a device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging into an affected device as an administrative user and configuring an unauthorized account for the device. The account would not require a password for authentication and would be accessible only via a Secure Shell (SSH) connection to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to configure an unauthorized account that has administrative privileges, does not require a password for authentication, and does not appear in the running configuration or the audit logs for the affected device. This vulnerability affects Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewalls, Firepower 9300 Security Appliance, Nexus 1000V Series Switches, Nexus 1100 Series Cloud Services Platforms, Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, Nexus 3500 Platform Switches, Nexus 4000 Series Switches, Nexus 5500 Platform Switches, Nexus 5600 Platform Switches, Nexus 6000 Series Switches, UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects, UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects, UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd13993, CSCvd34845, CSCvd34857, CSCvd34862, CSCvd34879, CSCve35753.

MediumCVSS 6.7 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded

BDU:2023-03061

Published: Jun 20, 2018
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 0.4% · 37th percentile
CWE: CWE-264

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Low priority for now.

CVSS: 26 / 40 · 6.7 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

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Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
cisco	nx-os	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os
cisco	nexus 5000	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5000
cisco	nexus 5010	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5010
cisco	nexus 5020	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5020
cisco	nexus 5548p	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548p
cisco	nexus 5548up	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548up
cisco	nexus 5596t	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596t
cisco	nexus 5596up	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596up
cisco	nexus 56128p	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_56128p
cisco	nexus 5624q	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5624q
cisco	nexus 5648q	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5648q
cisco	nexus 5672up	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5672up

and 63 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

cisco firepower extensible operating system2.1.1 and later · before 2.1.1.86
cisco firepower extensible operating system2.2 and later · before 2.2.2.17
cisco fxos1.1 and later · before 2.0.1.159
cisco nx-os4.1(2)e1(1a)
cisco nx-os5.2(1)sv3(1.10)
cisco nx-os7.0(3)i2(4a)
cisco nx-os7.3(2)n1(0.354)
cisco nx-os8.8(3.5)s0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (cisco). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

n/a Cisco FXOS and NX-OS unknown
- Cisco FXOS and NX-OS unknownaffected

Same product

cisco: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2024-20399Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Command Injection VulnerabilityKEV
57Plan
CVE-2018-0301A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to craft a packet to the manag
44Plan
CVE-2016-1453Buffer overflow in the Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) GRE feature in Cisco NX-OS 5.0 through 7.3 on Nexus 7000 and 7700 devices allo
41Plan
CVE-2018-0310A vulnerability in the Cisco Fabric Services component of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remot
40Plan
CVE-2022-20650Cisco NX-OS Software NX-API Command Injection Vulnerability
39Monitor
CVE-2016-1341Cisco NX-OS 7.0(1)N1(1), 7.0(1)N1(3), and 7.0(4)N1(1) on Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender devices has a blank root password, which allows local us
39Monitor

Remediation

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Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
Administrator privileges are required.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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