QID 317023

Date Published: 2021-08-26

QID 317023: Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches ACI Mode Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability (cisco-sa-naci-afr-UtjfO2D7)

A vulnerability in the fabric infrastructure file system access control of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read arbitrary files on an affected system.

Affected Products
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI mode if they were running a vulnerable release of Cisco NX-OS Software and using the default configuration.

QID Detection Logic(Authenticated):
It checks for vulnerable version of Cisco NX-OS using show version Command.

A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the file system of the affected device.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.2 severity.
  • Solution

    Customers are advised to refer to cisco-sa-naci-afr-UtjfO2D7 for more information.

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