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CVE-2023-20050 Details

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted input as the argument of an affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the currently logged-in user.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-cli-cmdinject-euQVK9u	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-cli-cmdinject-euQVK9u	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-78	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')	[email protected]
CWE-78	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
cisco nx-os	< 8.2\(9\) < 9.3\(10\) < 10.2\(4\)
CPE cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9000	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9000:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9100	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9100:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9132t	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9132t:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9134	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9134:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9140	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9140:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9148	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9148:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9148s	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9148s:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9148t	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9148t:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9200	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9200:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9216	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9216:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9216a	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9216a:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9216i	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9216i:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9222i	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9222i:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9250i	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9250i:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9396s	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9396s:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9396t	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9396t:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9500	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9500:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9506	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9506:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9509	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9509:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9513	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9513:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9700	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9700:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9706	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9706:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9710	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9710:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco mds 9718	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9718:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 1000 virtual edge	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000_virtual_edge:-:::::vmware_vsphere:: Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 1000v	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:-:::::hyper-v:: cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_1000v:-:::::microsoft_hyper-v:: Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 5500	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5500:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 5548p	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548p:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 5548up	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548up:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 5596t	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596t:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 5596up	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596up:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 5600	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5600:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 56128p	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_56128p:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 5624q	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5624q:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 5648q	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5648q:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 5672up	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5672up:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 5672up-16g	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5672up-16g:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 5696q	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5696q:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 6000	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6000:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 6001	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6001:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 6001p	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6001p:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 6001t	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6001t:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 6004	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6004:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 6004x	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6004x:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 7000	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 7004	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7004:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 7009	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7009:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 7010	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7010:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 7018	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7018:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 7700	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7700:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 7702	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7702:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 7706	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7706:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 7710	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7710:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 7718	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7718:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3016	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3016:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3016q	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3016q:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3048	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3048:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3064	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3064:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3064-32t	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3064-32t:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3064-t	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3064-t:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3064-x	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3064-x:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3064t	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3064t:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3064x	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3064x:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3100	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3100:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3100-v	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3100-v:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3100-z	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3100-z:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3100v	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3100v:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 31108pc-v	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31108pc-v:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 31108pv-v	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31108pv-v:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 31108tc-v	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31108tc-v:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 31128pq	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31128pq:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3132c-z	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132c-z:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3132q	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3132q-v	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-v:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3132q-x	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-x:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3132q-x/3132q-xl	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-x/3132q-xl:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3132q-xl	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-xl:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3164q	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3164q:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3172	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3172pq	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172pq:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3172pq-xl	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172pq-xl:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3172pq/pq-xl	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172pq/pq-xl:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3172tq	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3172tq-32t	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq-32t:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3172tq-xl	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq-xl:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3200	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3200:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3232c	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3232c:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3232c	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3232c_:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3264c-e	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3264c-e:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3264q	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3264q:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3400	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3400:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3408-s	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3408-s:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 34180yc	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_34180yc:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 34200yc-sm	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_34200yc-sm:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3432d-s	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3432d-s:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3464c	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3464c:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3500	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3500:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3524	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3524-x	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524-x:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3524-x/xl	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524-x/xl:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3524-xl	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524-xl:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3548	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3548-x	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548-x:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3548-x/xl	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548-x/xl:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3548-xl	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548-xl:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3600	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3600:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 36180yc-r	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_36180yc-r:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 3636c-r	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3636c-r:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 9000	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9000:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
cisco nexus 9000v	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9000v:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 9, 2023	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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