Cisco NX-OS Software command execution | CVE-2023-20050
NAME
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Cisco NX-OS Software command execution
Platforms Affected:
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches
Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Switches
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
Cisco Nexus 5600 Platform Switches
Cisco NX-OS Software
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode
Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch for Microsoft Hyper-V
Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch for VMware vSphere
Cisco Nexus 1000 Virtual Edge for VMware vSphere
Risk Level:
4.4
Exploitability:
Unproven
Consequences:
Gain Access
DESCRIPTION
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Cisco NX-OS Software could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. By sending a specially-crafted input as the argument, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the currently logged-in user.
CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Access Vector:
Local
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