Cisco NX-OS Software Python Sandbox Escape Vulnerability
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-20032 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | cisco |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-07 17:16:54 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-07 20:17:12 UTC |
| Description | A vulnerability in the Python interpreter of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to escape the Python sandbox and gain unauthorized access to the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating specific functions within the Python interpreter. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to escape the Python sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the authenticated user. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-653 | CWE-653 Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSSV3_1 | 4.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.2(5) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(5)D1(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(2) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(3) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.2(3) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.2(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(1)D1(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.2(2v) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(0)D1(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(4)D1(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.2(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.2(2t) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.2(3y) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(2) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(1)DY(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.1(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.2(2) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.3(2) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(2)D1(3a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.2(4) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.1(2) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(3)D1(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.2(3) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.3(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.1(1b) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(0)DX(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(2)D1(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(2)D1(2) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.2(4) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(0)DY(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(1z) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.2(2) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.1(2a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(2)D1(3) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.1(1a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(1a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(3) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(2)D1(1d) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(4) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(6)D1(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.2(6) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(5) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(2a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(2b) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.5(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(6) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(4) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(7)D1(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(2c) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(5w) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.2(7) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(7) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(7k) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(8)D1(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(7a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.2(7a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(8) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(4a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(2d) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(5) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.2(8) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(9) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 7.3(9)D1(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(6) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(2e) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(10) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.2(1a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.2(9) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(7) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(2) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(6a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(11) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(3) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.4(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(2a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(2f) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.2(10) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(12) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.4(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(8) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(99w) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(3w) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(99x) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(3o) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(9) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(4) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(3p) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(4a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.4(1a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.4(2) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(3q) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(13) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.2(11) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.4(2) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(5) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.4(3) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(3x) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(4g) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.5(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(10) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.4(2a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(3r) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(6) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(14) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.4(4) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(4h) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.5(2) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(11) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.4(3) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(7) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.4(5) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.5(3) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(15) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.4(3a) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.4(4g) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.5(4) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.4(3b) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(12) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.6(1) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.5(3t) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(8) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.4(6) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.5(3s) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.5(3e) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.4(4) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.5(3o) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(16) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.6(1s) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.6(2) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.5(3p) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.4(5) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.3(9) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.6(2s) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 8.4(13) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.6(3) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.4(7) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.5(5) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 9.3(17) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.6(2n) | Not specified |
| CNA | Cisco | Cisco NX-OS Software | affected 10.6(3s) | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-m... | [email protected] | sec.cloudapps.cisco.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Additional Advisory Data
Exploits
CNA: The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.