Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2018-0090 affects Cisco NX-OS management interface ACL handling. A remote unauthenticated attacker could bypass configured management ACLs and force traffic to the device CPU, potentially causing high CPU use and denial of service on affected switches. Exposure is most likely where affected Cisco NX-OS switches have reachable management interfaces, especially if management-plane access depends mainly on local management ACLs. Listed product families include Nexus and Multilayer Director Switch platforms running NX-OS. Treat as a focused network availability risk. It can disrupt management-plane processing on core switching infrastructure, but the provided sources do not support claims of active exploitation or compromise of confidentiality. Mitigation focus: Check Cisco advisory cisco-sa-20180117-nxos for affected and fixed NX-OS releases.; Prioritize review of devices running the NX-OS 7.3.2 code train.; Limit management interface reachability using upstream controls independent of the affected device ACL..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CWE-20: Exact CWE lookup
Use the exact CWE identifier as the starting point before reviewing related ATT&CK behavior. Open the exact CWE lookup page first, then review the ATT&CK searches from that MITRE weakness context. This is a Glexia lookup hint, not an official ATT&CK mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2018-0090 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180117-nxosCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
Improper Input Validation
Improper Input Validation represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.