CVE-2024-20289CWE-78

Cisco NX-OS Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Medium · published August 28, 2024

CVSS v3.1
4.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. 

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments for a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted input as the argument of the 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00227 · 12.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2024-08-28T16:31Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 AUG 16:31Z
    Cisco NX-OS Software Command Injection Vulnerability
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