Cisco NX-OS Software NX-API command execution | CVE-2022-20650
NAME
Cisco NX-OS Software NX-API command execution
- Platforms Affected:
Cisco NX-OS
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
Cisco Nexus 5600 Platform Switches - Risk Level:
8.8 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Gain Access
DESCRIPTION
Cisco INX-OS Software could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by command injection vulnerability in the NX-API feature. By sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the NX-API, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: Low
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Access Vector: Network
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Refer to Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-nxos-nxapi-cmdinject-ULukNMZ2 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-nxapi-cmdinject-ULukNMZ2 - Reference Link:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-20650
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