CVE-2025-20344 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-20344: Cisco Nexus Dashboard Path Traversal Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published August 27, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the backup restore functionality of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the contents of a backup file. An attacker with valid Administrator credentials could exploit this vulnerability by restoring a crafted backup file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the underlying shell on the affected device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 27, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated