CVE-2024-20432: cisco cisco data center network manager Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-20432 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) Command Injection vulnerability in cisco cisco data center network manager. EPSS estimates a 1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 02-10-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-04-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the REST API and web UI of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack against an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper user authorization and insufficient validation of command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted commands to an affected REST API endpoint or through the web UI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the CLI of a Cisco NDFC-managed device with network-admin privileges. Note: This vulnerability does not affect Cisco NDFC when it is configured for storage area network (SAN) controller deployment.

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.