CVE-2024-20449 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 8.8 Published 2 Oct 2024 Updated 2 Oct 2024

Authenticated attackers can exploit path traversal via SCP to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-20449?

CVE-2024-20449 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, published on 2 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper path validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) to upload malicious code to an affected device using path traversal techniques. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in a specific container with the privileges of root.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-23

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20449?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20449?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-20449 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xmpq-x22f-7jg3.