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CVE-2024-20289: Cisco NX-OS Software Command Injection Vulnerability
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-08-28 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-78
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments for a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted input as the argument of the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the currently logged-in user.
Affected products
- Cisco NX-OS: 9.3(3), 9.3(4), 9.3(5), 9.3(6), 10.1(2), 10.1(1) (+44)
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