Cisco NX-OS Software NX-API Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary

A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.  The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of data that is sent to the NX-API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the NX-API of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges and could cause process crashes, which could result in a reload of the device and a DoS condition.

Affected versions

• Cisco Cisco NX-OS Software

  9.2(3), 9.2(2v), 9.2(1), 9.2(2t), 9.2(3y), 9.3(2), 9.2(4), 9.3(1), 9.3(1z), 9.2(2), 9.3(3), 9.3(4), 9.3(5), 9.3(6), 9.3(5w), 9.3(7), 9.3(7k), 9.3(7a), 9.3(8), 9.3(9), 9.3(10), 10.3(1), 10.3(2), 9.3(11), 10.3(3), 9.3(12), 10.4(1), 10.3(99w), 10.3(3w), 10.3(99x), and 43 more

• Cisco Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)

  4.0(1a), 4.1(1d), 4.0(4f), 4.0(4a), 4.0(4e), 4.0(4c), 4.0(4h), 4.1(1c), 4.0(2a), 4.1(1e), 4.1(2a), 4.0(2b), 4.0(1b), 4.0(4d), 4.0(2e), 4.1(1a), 4.0(4g), 4.0(1c), 4.0(1d), 4.0(4b), 4.0(4i), 4.0(2d), 4.1(1b), 4.1(2b), 4.0(4k), 4.1(3a), 4.1(3b), 4.1(2c), 4.0(4l), 4.1(4a), and 66 more

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