#VU110219 Key Exchange without Entity Authentication in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) - CVE-2025-20163

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#VU110219 Key Exchange without Entity Authentication in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) - CVE-2025-20163

Published: June 5, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110219
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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