Protection Mechanism Failure in Nexus Dashboard and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) - CVE-2025-20348

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Protection Mechanism Failure in Nexus Dashboard and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) - CVE-2025-20348

Published: August 28, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU114489
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20348
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Nexus Dashboard
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 missing authorization controls on some REST API endpoints. A remote user can send specially crafted API requests to gain access to sensitive information or upload and modify files on the target device.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-20348

Install updates from vendor's website.

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