VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-20050

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-02-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted input as the argument of an 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.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@cisco.com: CWE-78
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-78

Primary references