CVE-2025-20344 — Cisco Nexus Dashboard Path Traversal Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the backup restore functionality of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on an affected devi…
Published: 2025-08-27 · CVSS: 6.5 · CVSS 3.1
A vulnerability in the backup restore functionality of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the contents of a backup file. An attacker with valid Administrator credentials could exploit this vulnerability by restoring a crafted backup file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the underlying shell on the affected device.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7