QID 317136

Date Published: 2022-05-09

QID 317136: Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software NX-API Command Injection Vulnerability (cisco-sa-nxos-nxapi-cmdinject-ULukNMZ2)

A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Affected Products
This vulnerability affects the following Cisco products if they are running a vulnerable release of Cisco NX-OS Software and have the NX-API feature enabled:

Nexus 3000 Series Switches
Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
Nexus 5600 Platform Switches
Nexus 6000 Series Switches
Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode

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 execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 9 severity.
    • Solution

    Customers are advised to refer to cisco-sa-nxos-nxapi-cmdinject-ULukNMZ2 for more information.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 317136

    CVE-2022-20650 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    cisco-sa-nxos-nxapi-cmdinject-ULukNMZ2 URL Logo tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-nxapi-cmdinject-ULukNMZ2
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