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TI-2023-06723 Aliases CVE-2023-20014GHSA-hw5w-qhp3-88f5

Resource management flaw in Cisco Nexus Dashboard

Priority LOW 35CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A vulnerability in the DNS functionality of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to the improper processing of DNS requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a continuous stream of DNS requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the coredns service to stop working or cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00952 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Nexus Dashboard1.1(0c); 1.1(0d); 1.1(2h); 1.1(2i); 1.1(3c); 1.1(3d); 1.1(3e); 1.1(3f); 2.0(1b); 2.0(1d); 2.0(2g); 2.0(2h); 2.1(1d); 2.1(1e); 2.1(2d); 2.1(2f); 2.2(1e); 2.2(1h); 2.2(2d)—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Nexus Dashboard VendorCisco Affected 1.1(0c); 1.1(0d); 1.1(2h); 1.1(2i); 1.1(3c); 1.1(3d); 1.1(3e); 1.1(3f); 2.0(1b); 2.0(1d); 2.0(2g); 2.0(2h); 2.1(1d); 2.1(1e); 2.1(2d); 2.1(2f); 2.2(1e); 2.2(1h); 2.2(2d) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.3\(1c\)VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.3\(1c\) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20014
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hw5w-qhp3-88f5

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-05416 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-05417 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-05420 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-14463 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller SSH Host Key Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2024-13216 Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Data Center Network Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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