OS Command Injection in Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches NX-OS Mode - CVE-2025-20161
Published: February 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105092
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20161
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches NX-OS Mode
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches NX-OS Mode
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A local administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-20161
Install updates from vendor's website.