CVE-2024-20449
HIGHCisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller - RCE
Title source: llmDescription
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
0.0987
EPSS Percentile
92.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-22
CWE-23
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
cisco/nexus_dashboard_fabric_controller
< 12.2.2
Timeline
Published
Oct 02, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026