Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2013-5556
CVE-2013-5556
Description
The license-installation module on the Cisco Nexus 1000V switch 4.2(1)SV1(5.2b) and earlier for VMware vSphere, Cisco Nexus 1000V switch 5.2(1)SM1(5.1) for Microsoft Hyper-V, and Cisco Virtual Security Gateway 4.2(1)VSG1(1) for Nexus 1000V switches allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary commands via crafted "install all iso" arguments, aka Bug ID CSCui21340.
Affected products
9cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4a\):-:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4a\):-:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4b\):-:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:4.2\(1\)_sv1\(4\):-:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.1a\):-:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.1\):-:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.2\):-:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:4.2\(1\)vsg1\(1\):-:*:*:*:nexus_1000v:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:5.2\(1\)sm1\(5.1\):-:*:*:*:microsoft_hyper-v:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:*:-:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*range: <=4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.2b\)
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5556nvdVendor Advisory
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.xnvdVendor Advisory
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