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CVE-2024-20411: Cisco NX-OS Bash Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 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-267
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell to execute arbitrary code as root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient security restrictions when executing commands from the Bash shell. An attacker with privileges to access the Bash shell could exploit this vulnerability by executing a specific crafted command on the underlying operating system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of root.
Affected products
- Cisco NX-OS: 9.2\(3\), 7.0\(3\)i5\(2\), 6.0\(2\)a8\(7a\), 7.0\(3\)i4\(5\), 6.0\(2\)a6\(1\), 7.0\(3\)i4\(6\) (+151)
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