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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-20344

A vulnerability in the backup restore functionality of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on an affected device.

Published Aug 27, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-20344. EPSS is 0.59%. Act only if a listed version of Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.59%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard 3.2(1e)

A vulnerability in the backup restore functionality of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the contents of a backup file. An attacker with valid Administrator credentials could exploit this vulnerability by restoring a crafted backup file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the underlying shell on the affected device.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard 3.2(1e)3.2(1e)

How to fix CVE-2025-20344

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-20344. EPSS is 0.59%. Act only if a listed version of Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard 3.2(1e) 3.2(1e). Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.59%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Cisco security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 27, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability in the backup restore functionality of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the contents of a backup file. An attacker with valid Administrator credentials could exploit this vulnerability by restoring a crafted backup file to an affected

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability in the backup restore functionality of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the contents of a backup file. An attacker with valid Administrator credentials could exploit this vulnerability by restoring a crafted backup file to an affected

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-20344

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-20344

    30-day exploitation probability 0.59%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-25938

    A vulnerability in the backup restore functionality of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the contents of a backup file. An attacker

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.