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CVE-2025-20344: Cisco Nexus Dashboard Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-08-27 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-22
Description
A vulnerability in the backup restore functionality of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the contents of a backup file. An attacker with valid Administrator credentials could exploit this vulnerability by restoring a crafted backup file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the underlying shell on the affected device.
Affected products
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard: before 4.1\(1g\) — fixed in 4.1\(1g\)
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Nexus Dashboard 4.1\(1g\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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