What is CVE-2026-20174?

CVE-2026-20174 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-04-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-20174?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Cisco Nexus Dashboard

CVE-2026-20174

A vulnerability in the Metadata update feature of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the m…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.001 (22.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Nexus Dashboard — versions 3.1(1k), 3.1(1l), 3.2(1e)
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights — versions 2.2.2.125, 2.2.2.126, 5.0.1.150

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-20174?: CVE-2026-20174 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-20174?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.