vulnerability
Cisco NX-OS: CVE-2023-20050: Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Command Injection Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Feb 22, 2023 | Mar 6, 2023 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Feb 22, 2023
Added
Mar 6, 2023
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted input as the argument of an 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.
Solution
cisco-nx-update-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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