CVE-2024-20449 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-20449

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper path validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) to upload malicious code to an affected device using path traversal techniques. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in a specific container with the privileges of root.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Vulnerable Versions:
12.1(1), 12.0.1a, 12.0.2d, 12.0.2f, 12.1.1, 12.1.1e, 12.1.1p, 12.1.2e, 12.1.2p, 12.1.3b, 12.2.1

Timeline

Official Publish: October 2nd, 2024
Last Modified: October 2nd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)