CVE-2025-20163

June 5, 2025, 8:12 p.m.

8.7
High

Description

A vulnerability in the SSH implementation of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impersonate Cisco NDFC-managed devices. This vulnerability is due to insufficient SSH host key validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing a machine-in-the-middle attack on SSH connections to Cisco NDFC-managed devices, which could allow an attacker to intercept this traffic. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to impersonate a managed device and capture user credentials.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Cisco
  • Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-322
Key Exchange without Entity Authentication
The product performs a key exchange with an actor without verifying the identity of that actor.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a cisco nexus_dashboard_fabric_controller / / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

8.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Timeline

Published: June 4, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified: June 5, 2025, 8:12 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

psirt@cisco.com

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