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.
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Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:30:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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 | |
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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
Updated: 2025-08-27T17:20:32.612Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-08-27T17:15:36.603
Modified: 2025-09-08T16:20:53.617
Link: CVE-2025-20344
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