What is CVE-2023-20050?

CVE-2023-20050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os Software, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2023-20050?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

RCE in Cisco Nx-os Software

CVE-2023-20050

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.003 (16.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Nx-os Software — versions n/a
Cisco Mds_9000
Cisco Mds_9100
Cisco Mds_9132t
Cisco Mds_9134
Cisco Mds_9140
Cisco Mds_9148
Cisco Mds_9148s
Cisco Mds_9148t
Cisco Mds_9200

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

psirt@cisco.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20050?: CVE-2023-20050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os Software, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2023-20050?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.