#VU124798 Path traversal in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights (NDI) - CVE-2026-20174

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#VU124798 Path traversal in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights (NDI) - CVE-2026-20174

Published: April 1, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124798
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20174
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights (NDI)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to write arbitrary files to an affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the Metadata update feature. A remote privileged user can write arbitrary files to the underlying operating system as the root user.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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