CVE-2024-20397CWE-284

Cisco NX-OS Software Image Verification Bypass Vulnerability

Medium · published December 4, 2024

CVSS v3.1
5.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the bootloader of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to an affected device, or an authenticated, local attacker with administrative credentials, to bypass NX-OS image signature verification. 

This vulnerability is due to insecure bootloader settings. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing a series of bootloader commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass NX-OS image signature verification and load unverified software.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.2 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00298 · 21.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-284 · Improper Access Control
Published
2024-12-04T16:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 DEC 16:13Z
    Cisco NX-OS Software Image Verification Bypass Vulnerability
    cvelistv5