CVE-2023-20050 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-20050: Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Command Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco NX-OS Software
Weakness CWE-78
Published February 23, 2023
Last update October 25, 2024

CVSS base score

4.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted input as the argument of an 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 23, 2023 CVE published
October 25, 2024 Record updated