The DHCP implementation in the PowerOn Auto Provisioning (POAP) feature in Cisco NX-OS does not properly restrict the initialization process, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by sending crafted response packets on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCur14589
Published Mar 28, 2015
7.9
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.08%
Description
The DHCP implementation in the PowerOn Auto Provisioning (POAP) feature in Cisco NX-OS does not properly restrict the initialization process, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by sending crafted response packets on the local network, aka Bug ID CSCur14589.
Affected products
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Configuration 1
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Configuration 2
- 6.0\(2\)n1\(1\)
- 6.0\(2\)n1\(2\)
- 6.0\(2\)n1\(2a\)
- 6.0\(2\)n2\(1\)
- 6.0\(2\)n2\(1b\)
- 6.0\(2\)n2\(2\)
- 6.0\(2\)n2\(3\)
- 6.0\(2\)n2\(4\)
- 6.0\(2\)n2\(5\)
- 7.0\(0\)n1\(1\)
- 7.0\(1\)n1\(1\)
- 7.0\(2\)n1\(1\)
- 7.0\(3\)n1\(1\)
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Configuration 3
- 6.0\(2\)n1\(2\)
- 6.0\(2\)n1\(2a\)
- 6.0\(2\)n2\(1\)
- 6.0\(2\)n2\(1b\)
- 6.0\(2\)n2\(2\)
- 6.0\(2\)n2\(3\)
- 6.0\(2\)n2\(4\)
- 6.0\(2\)n2\(5\)
- 7.0\(0\)n1\(1\)
- 7.0\(1\)n1\(1\)
- 7.0\(2\)n1\(1\)
- 7.0\(3\)n1\(1\)
Running on/with
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Configuration 4
- 6.1\(2\)i2\(1\)
- 6.1\(2\)i2\(2\)
- 6.1\(2\)i2\(2a\)
- 6.1\(2\)i2\(2b\)
- 6.1\(2\)i2\(3\)
- 6.1\(2\)i3\(1\)
- 6.1\(2\)i3\(2\)
- 6.1\(2\)i3\(3\)
- 11.0\(1b\)
- 11.0\(1c\)
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Configuration 5
- 5.0\(3\)u3\(1\)
- 5.0\(3\)u3\(2\)
- 5.0\(3\)u3\(2a\)
- 5.0\(3\)u3\(2b\)
- 5.0\(3\)u4\(1\)
- 5.0\(3\)u5\(1\)
- 5.0\(3\)u5\(1a\)
- 5.0\(3\)u5\(1b\)
- 5.0\(3\)u5\(1c\)
- 5.0\(3\)u5\(1d\)
- 5.0\(3\)u5\(1e\)
- 5.0\(3\)u5\(1f\)
- 5.0\(3\)u5\(1g\)
- 5.0\(3\)u5\(1h\)
- 6.0\(2\)u1\(1\)
- 6.0\(2\)u1\(1a\)
- 6.0\(2\)u1\(2\)
- 6.0\(2\)u1\(3\)
- 6.0\(2\)u1\(4\)
- 6.0\(2\)u2\(1\)
- 6.0\(2\)u2\(2\)
- 6.0\(2\)u2\(3\)
- 6.0\(2\)u2\(4\)
- 6.0\(2\)u2\(5\)
- 6.0\(2\)u2\(6\)
- 6.0\(2\)u3\(1\)
- 6.0\(2\)u3\(2\)
- 6.0\(2\)u3\(3\)
- 6.0\(2\)u3\(4\)
- 6.0\(2\)u3\(5\)
- 6.0\(2\)u4\(1\)
- 6.0\(2\)u4\(2\)
- 6.0\(2\)u4\(3\)
- 6.0\(2\)u5\(1\)
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01079) | 63.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.14% (0.01138) | 62.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00582) | 67.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00196) | 58.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00195) | 57.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00195) | 55.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=38062 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031992 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=38062 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031992 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
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