Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 26, 2020· Updated Nov 15, 2024
Cisco FXOS Software CLI Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability
CVE-2020-3166
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco FXOS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read or write arbitrary files on the underlying operating system (OS). The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted arguments to a specific CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or write to arbitrary files on the underlying OS.
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2- Range: unspecified
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References
1- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200226-fxos-cli-filemitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
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