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.
History

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco nexus Dashboard
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco nexus Dashboard

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title Cisco Nexus Dashboard Path Traversal Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2025-08-27T16:22:59.270Z

Updated: 2025-08-28T03:55:27.958Z

Reserved: 2024-10-10T19:15:13.256Z

Link: CVE-2025-20344

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-27T17:20:32.612Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-27T17:15:36.603

Modified: 2025-08-29T16:24:09.860

Link: CVE-2025-20344

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