Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Unauthorized API Endpoint Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
A vulnerability in a specific REST API endpoint of Cisco NDFC could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to learn sensitive information on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization controls on the affected REST API endpoint. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted API requests to the affected endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download config only or full backup files and learn sensitive configuration information. This vulnerability only affects a specific REST API endpoint and does not affect the web-based management interface.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 Data Center Network Manager | 12.1(1); 12.0.1a; 12.0.2d; 12.0.2f; 12.1.1; 12.1.1e; 12.1.1p; 12.1.2e; 12.1.2p; 12.1.3b; 12.2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Data Center Network Manager VendorCisco Affected 12.1(1); 12.0.1a; 12.0.2d; 12.0.2f; 12.1.1; 12.1.1e; 12.1.1p; 12.1.2e; 12.1.2p; 12.1.3b; 12.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-20441
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9wvc-jrm9-5wxw
References
Advisory 1
More Cisco Nexus Dashboard vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2024-20441 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-20441 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9wvc-jrm9-5wxw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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