CVE-2025-20344 is a path traversal vulnerability in the backup restore functionality of Cisco Nexus Dashboard. This flaw, caused by insufficient validation of backup file contents, allows an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator credentials to restore a crafted backup file. A successful exploit could lead to root privilege escalation on the underlying shell. While rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.2, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.1\(1g\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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