CVE-2024-20289 Cisco NX-OS Software Command Injection Vulnerability
An authenticated local attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted CLI arguments in Cisco NX-OS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20289?
CVE-2024-20289 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software, published on 28 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments for a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted input as the argument of the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the currently logged-in user.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20289?
How do I fix CVE-2024-20289?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-20289 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20289 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fxrw-j82w-pmhg.