CVE-2022-20909

Medium

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input validation during CLI command execution on an affected device. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by authenticating as the rescue-user and executing vulnerable CLI commands using a malicious payload. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.0
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Nexus Dashboard
PublishedJul 22, 2022
First seenJul 22, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-367CWE-367

How to fix

Update
  • cisco nexus_dashboard2.2\(1e\) or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco nexus_dashboard2.0 ≤ v < 2.2\(1e\)2.2\(1e\)

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