Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2569
CVE-2011-2569
Description
Cisco Nexus OS (aka NX-OS) 4.2 and 5.0 and Cisco Unified Computing System with software 1.4 and 2.0 do not properly restrict command-line options, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Bug IDs CSCtf40008, CSCtg18363, CSCtr44645, CSCts10195, and CSCts10188.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_computing_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_computing_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =1.4, =2.0
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Cisco Systems, Inc./Unified Computing System Infrastructure And Unified Computing System Software2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_computing_system_infrastructure_and_unified_computing_system_software:1.4\(1j\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_computing_system_infrastructure_and_unified_computing_system_software:1.4\(1j\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:unified_computing_system_infrastructure_and_unified_computing_system_software:2.0\(1q\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: =4.2, =5.0
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References
1- tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.xnvdVendor Advisory
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