Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper path validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) to upload malicious code to an affected device using path traversal techniques. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in a specific container with the privileges of root. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-20449US | high8.8 | — | ||
A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary code on an affected device.… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilityself
- Cisco Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- considering software upgradesexternal
- free software updatesexternal
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/end-user-license-agreement.htmlexternal
- Cisco Support and Downloads pageexternal
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/web/tsd-cisco-worldwide-contacts.htmlexternal
remediations (1)
- FixedCisco Data Center Network Manager
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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