TI-2024-13217 Aliases CVE-2024-20282 GHSA-mg3q-349p-vcpv

Improper privilege management in Cisco Nexus Dashboard

LOW 28CWE-269Published 2024-04-03 · Updated 2024-08-27

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation, Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269 and CWE-522.

Summary

A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, local attacker with valid rescue-user credentials to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient protections for a sensitive access token. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using this token to access resources within the device infrastructure. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to gain root access to the filesystem or hosted containers on an affected device.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00168 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Cisco	Cisco Nexus Dashboard	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); 2.3(1c); 2.3(2b); 2.3(2c); 2.3(2d); 2.3(2e); 3.0(1f); 3.0(1i)	—	No fix listed	CNA

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); 2.3(1c); 2.3(2b); 2.3(2c); 2.3(2d); 2.3(2e); 3.0(1f); 3.0(1i) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard::::::::	before 3.1(1k)	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.1(1k) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-20282
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mg3q-349p-vcpv

References

Advisory 1

cisco-sa-ndru-pesc-kZ2PQLZH

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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