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CVE-2024-20289

Cisco NX-OS Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Published: Aug 28, 2024Updated: Aug 29, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-78
NVD MITRE
4.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device.  This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments for a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted input as the argument of the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the currently logged-in user.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

NX-OSCisco Systems Inc.
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
NX-OS ACI ModeCisco Systems Inc.
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
Cisco NX-OS SoftwareCisco
On-premOS
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI ModeCisco
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
cisco systems inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-cmdinj-Lq6jsZhH
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 28, 2024
Last Updated
Aug 29, 2024

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