Privilege escalation in Cisco Nexus Dashboard
CVE-2024-20282
A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, local attacker with valid rescue-user credentials to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient protections for a sensitive access token. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using this token to access resources within the device infrastructure. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to gain root access to the filesystem or hosted containers on an affected device.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.002 (6.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard — versions 1.1(0c), 1.1(0d), 1.1(2h)
- Cisco Nexus_dashboard
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20282?
- CVE-2024-20282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2024-04-03.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20282?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.