Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU96599

OS Command Injection in Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco NX-OS - CVE-2024-20289

Published: August 28, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96599

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20289

CWE-ID: CWE-78

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation of arguments for a specific CLI command. A local user can pass specially crafted arguments to the affected CLI command and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Affected software

Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco NX-OS

How to mitigate CVE-2024-20289

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cisco UCS Manager - addressed in versions 4.2(3k), 4.3(4a)
Cisco NX-OS - addressed in versions 9.3(13), 10.2(7), 10.3(5), 10.4(3)

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