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Cisco NX-OS Software Sensitive Log Information Disclosure (cisco-sa-nxos-infodis-TEcTYSFG)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 257439

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco NX-OS Software is affected by a vulnerability.

 - A vulnerability in the logging feature of Cisco NX-OS Software for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode, Cisco UCS 6400 Fabric Interconnects, Cisco UCS 6500 Series Fabric Interconnects, and Cisco UCS 9108 100G Fabric Interconnects could allow an authenticated, local attacker access to sensitive information. This vulnerability is due to improper logging of sensitive information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing log files on the file system where they are stored. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information, such as stored credentials. (CVE-2025-20290)

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCwn06798, CSCwn23023, CSCwo61245, CSCwo71832

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?12be5079

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwn06798

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwn23023

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwo61245

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwo71832

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 257439

File Name: cisco-sa-nxos-infodis-TEcTYSFG.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 8/27/2025

Updated: 8/27/2025

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-20290

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Version, Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Model, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Device

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/27/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-20290