Path traversal in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights (NDI) - CVE-2026-20174
Published: April 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124798
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20174
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to write arbitrary files to an affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the Metadata update feature. A remote privileged user can write arbitrary files to the underlying operating system as the root user.
Affected software
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights (NDI)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-20174
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights (NDI) - addressed in versions 4.2.0.88, 6.8.0.120150002