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.

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 se…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (16.6th 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)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

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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.