Cisco NX-OS Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2024-20399)
Severity: medium · Patch status: unknown · Since 2024-07-02 · CVE-2024-20399
Cisco NX-OS contains a command injection vulnerability in the command line interface (CLI) that could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute commands as root on the underlying operating system of an affected device. CISA added CVE-2024-20399 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jul 2, 2024, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jul 23, 2024 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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