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TI-2024-13376 Aliases CVE-2024-20449GHSA-xmpq-x22f-7jg3

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-23Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00946 61st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Data Center Network Manager12.1(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 listedCNA
  • 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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard_fabric_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.0 – 12.2.2VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard_fabric_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 – 12.2.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-20449
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xmpq-x22f-7jg3

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-13360 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2024-13459 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller SQL Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-13216 Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Data Center Network Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-13415 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-13414 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller and Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-13375 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Credential Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
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Sources

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