CVE-2024-20449 HIGH

CVE-2024-20449: Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Weakness CWE-23
Published October 2, 2024
Last update October 2, 2024

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 2, 2024 CVE published
October 2, 2024 Record updated