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Cisco NX-OS Software Command Injection (cisco-sa-nxos-cmdinj-qhNze5Ss)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 375172
Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
According to its self-reported version, Cisco NX-OS Software is affected by a vulnerability.- A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute a command injection attack on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid user credentials on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering crafted input as the argument of an affected CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read and write files on the underlying operating system with the privileges of a non-root user account. File system access is limited to the permissions that are granted to that non-root user account.
(CVE-2025-20292)
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 CSCwm88173, CSCwn39942, CSCwn39953, CSCwn39955, CSCwn39957, CSCwn39958, CSCwo71696See Also
https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwm88173
https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwn39942
https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwn39953
https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwn39955
https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwn39957
https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwn39958
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 375172
File Name: cisco-sa-nxos-cmdinj-qhNze5Ss.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: Combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 11/2/2026
Updated: 11/3/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.1
Percentile: 6.96
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.2
Temporal Score: 2.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-20292
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.4
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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, 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-2025-20292
CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-nxos-cmdinj-qhNze5Ss
IAVA: 2025-A-0635
CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCwm88173, CSCwn39942, CSCwn39953, CSCwn39955, CSCwn39957, CSCwn39958, CSCwo71696