High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 21, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-1664
CVE-2019-1664
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).
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Affected products
2- Range: <3.5(2a)
- Range: unspecified
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107103nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190220-chn-root-accessnvdVendor Advisory
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