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CVE-2026-20325

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Software Security Hardening Release September 2026 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

Published: Sep 16, 2026Updated: Sep 18, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-77
9.9CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 72.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Nexus Dashboard engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20325 are related to improper neutralization of special elements used in a command issue that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-77.

In plain language

AI Act now

Cisco Nexus Dashboard has a critical flaw that lets a logged-in attacker run harmful commands; businesses using it should act now, but no fix is published yet.

Executive summary

CWE-77 command injection in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Software enables a low-privileged authenticated attacker to execute commands with high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

If affected, business impact
Network management takeoverService disruptionConfiguration changesSensitive data exposureRansomware risk

What to do now

  1. Check whether your organization runs Cisco Nexus Dashboard and identify all users with login access.
  2. No fixed version has been published; ask Cisco or your support provider for the security hardening release addressing CVE-2026-20325.
  3. Until a fix is available, restrict dashboard access to essential administrators and limit it to trusted internal networks.
  4. Review dashboard accounts and recent administrative activity for unfamiliar logins or configuration changes.
May need vendor / contractor work

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-77

Affected Products

Cisco
commercial·USaka cisco systems inc., cisco systems
Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Networking Infrastructure

Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hardening-ndw1-psFvnrg
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
News mentions
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