CVE-2024-20449

HIGH

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper path validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) to upload malicious code to an affected device using path traversal techniques. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in a specific container with the privileges of root.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0538
EPSS Percentile 90.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-22 CWE-23
Status published
Products (1)
cisco/nexus_dashboard_fabric_controller 12.0.0 - 12.2.2
Published Oct 02, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026