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Cisco NX-OS Software SSH Key Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published May 15, 2019

Description

A vulnerability in the SSH CLI key management functionality of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to expose a user's private SSH key to all authenticated users on the targeted device. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator device credentials. The vulnerability is due to incomplete error handling if a specific error type occurs during the SSH key export. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and entering a crafted command at the CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to expose a user's private SSH key. In addition, a similar type of error in the SSH key import could cause the passphrase-protected private SSH key to be imported unintentionally.

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner cisco
Published May 15, 2019
Updated Nov 21, 2024
Reserved Dec 6, 2018
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Nov 21, 2024
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a