Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Oct 8, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-3597
CVE-2020-3597
Description
A vulnerability in the configuration restore feature of Cisco Nexus Data Broker software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a directory traversal attack on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of configuration backup files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading an administrator to restore a crafted configuration backup file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files that are accessible through the affected software on an affected device.
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Affected products
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- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_data_broker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.9\(0\)
- (no CPE)range: n/a
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