CVE-2025-20163

High

Description

A vulnerability in the SSH implementation of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impersonate Cisco NDFC-managed devices. This vulnerability is due to insufficient SSH host key validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing a machine-in-the-middle attack on SSH connections to Cisco NDFC-managed devices, which could allow an attacker to intercept this traffic. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to impersonate a managed device and capture user credentials.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.7
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Nexus Dashboard
PublishedJun 4, 2025
First seenJun 4, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-322CWE-322

How to fix

Update
  • cisco nexus_dashboard3.2\(2f\) or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco nexus_dashboardv < 3.2\(2f\)3.2\(2f\)

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