Riskcovery

CVE-2025-20161

Cisco NX-OS Software Command Injection Vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
5.1 Medium
Published
Feb 26, 2025
Updated
Feb 27, 2025
Reserved
Oct 10, 2024

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Description

A vulnerability in the software upgrade process of Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker with valid Administrator credentials to execute a command injection attack on the underlying operating system of an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of specific elements within a software image. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a crafted image. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges.  Note: Administrators should validate the hash of any software image before installation.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.15.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Ncisco

Weaknesses

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Cisco NX-OS SoftwareCisco
  • 9.2(3)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I5(2)Affected
  • 6.0(2)A8(7a)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I4(5)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I4(6)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I4(3)Affected
  • 9.2(2v)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I4(7)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I4(1)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I4(8)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I4(2)Affected
  • 6.0(2)A8(11)Affected
  • 9.2(1)Affected
  • 9.2(2t)Affected
  • 9.2(3y)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I4(1t)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I7(6z)Affected
  • 9.3(2)Affected
  • 7.0(3)F3(3)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I7(3z)Affected
  • 7.0(3)IM7(2)Affected
  • 6.0(2)A8(11b)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I7(5a)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I6(1)Affected
  • 7.0(3)I5(3b)Affected
  • and 99 more versions

References

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