{"id":"CVE-2013-5556","aliases":["EUVD-2013-5396","GHSA-269h-2wf7-8247"],"status":"published","title":"The license-installation module on the Cisco Nexus 1000V switch 4.2(1)SV1(5.2b) and earlier for...","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.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":6.8,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00315,"percentile":0.2458,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"published":"2013-11-16T02:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T23:59:00Z","products":[{"vendor":"cisco","product":"nexus_1000v"}],"references":[{"url":"http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5556","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_CISCO","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=31774","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5556"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-269h-2wf7-8247"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"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.","status":"published","published":"2013-11-16T02:00:00Z","modified":"2024-09-17T01:36:02.087Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:55.508771Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2013-5396","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.","status":"published","published":"2013-11-16T02:00:00Z","modified":"2024-09-17T01:36:02Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:28:48.402396Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-269h-2wf7-8247","title":"The license-installation module on the Cisco Nexus 1000V switch 4.2(1)SV1(5.2b) and earlier for...","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.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-17T04:57:59Z","modified":"2023-01-28T05:02:44Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:43:50.187003Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"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.","status":"published","published":"2013-11-18T03:55:06.04Z","modified":"2026-06-16T23:59:00.627Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":6.8,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-264"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:02:40.988689Z"}]}}