Key Exchange without Entity Authentication in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) - CVE-2025-20163
Published: June 5, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110219
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20163
CWE-ID: CWE-322
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC)
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient SSH host key validation. A remote attacker can perform machine-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to impersonate a managed device and capture user credentials.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-20163
Install updates from vendor's website.