What is CVE-2024-20438?

CVE-2024-20438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-20438?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Cisco Data Center Network Manager

CVE-2024-20438

A vulnerability in the REST API endpoints of Cisco NDFC could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to read or write files on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because of missing authorization controls on s…

EPSS: 0.004 (28.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Cisco Data Center Network Manager — versions 12.1(1), 12.0.1a, 12.0.2d
Cisco Nexus_dashboard
Cisco Nexus_dashboard_fabric_controller

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20438?: CVE-2024-20438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-20438?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.