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CVE-2024-20282

Published: Apr 3, 2024Updated: May 7, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-269
NVD MITRE
6.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, local attacker with valid rescue-user credentials to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient protections for a sensitive access token. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using this token to access resources within the device infrastructure. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to gain root access to the filesystem or hosted containers on an affected device.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-269CWE-522

Affected Products

Cisco Nexus DashboardCisco Systems Inc.Networking Infrastructure
Cisco Nexus DashboardCiscoNetworking Infrastructure
nexus dashboardciscoNetworking Infrastructure
cisco systems inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.

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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Credential Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndru-pesc-kZ2PQLZH
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 3, 2024
Last Updated
May 7, 2025

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