4.4

CVE-2024-20289: cisco cisco nx-os software OS Command Injection

CVSS: 4.4v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 28-08-2024Last modified 28-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-20289 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) OS Command Injection vulnerability in cisco cisco nx-os software. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments for a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted input as the argument of the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the currently logged-in user.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.23% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco2 products
  • cisco nx-os software9.3(3) | 9.3(4) | 9.3(5) | 9.3(6) | 10.1(2) | 10.1(1) | 9.3(5w) | 9.3(7) | 9.3(7k) | 10.2(1) | 9.3(7a) | 9.3(8) | 10.2(1q) | 10.2(2) | 9.3(9) | 10.1(2t) | 10.2(3) | 10.2(3t) | 9.3(10) | 10.2(2a) | 10.3(1) | 10.2(4) | 10.3(2) | 9.3(11) | 10.3(3) | 10.2(5) | 9.3(12) | 10.2(3v) | 10.4(1) | 10.3(99w) | 10.2(6) | 10.3(3w) | 10.3(99x) | 10.3(3o) | 10.3(4) | 10.3(3p) | 10.3(4a) | 10.4(2) | 10.3(3q) | 10.3(3x) | 10.3(4g) | 10.3(3r)
  • cisco nx-os system software in aci mode16.0(2h) | 16.0(2j) | 16.0(3d) | 16.0(3e) | 16.0(4c) | 16.0(5h) | 16.0(3g) | 16.0(5j)

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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