CVE-2025-20344 (GCVE-0-2025-20344)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-27 16:22 – Updated: 2025-08-28 03:55
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard Affected: 1.1(3e)
Affected: 1.1(3c)
Affected: 1.1(3d)
Affected: 1.1(0d)
Affected: 1.1(2i)
Affected: 2.0(1b)
Affected: 1.1(2h)
Affected: 1.1(0c)
Affected: 1.1(3f)
Affected: 2.1(1d)
Affected: 2.1(1e)
Affected: 2.0(2g)
Affected: 2.0(2h)
Affected: 2.1(2d)
Affected: 2.0(1d)
Affected: 2.2(1h)
Affected: 2.2(1e)
Affected: 2.2(2d)
Affected: 2.1(2f)
Affected: 2.3(1c)
Affected: 2.3(2b)
Affected: 2.3(2c)
Affected: 2.3(2d)
Affected: 2.3(2e)
Affected: 3.0(1f)
Affected: 3.0(1i)
Affected: 3.1(1k)
Affected: 3.1(1l)
Affected: 3.2(1e)
Affected: 3.2(1i)
Affected: 3.3(1a)
Affected: 3.3(1b)
Affected: 3.3(2b)
Affected: 4.0(1i)
Affected: 3.3(2g)
Affected: 3.2(2f)
Affected: 3.2(2g)
Affected: 3.2(2m)
Affected: 3.1(1n)
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