CVE-2026-20174

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An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a metadata update file and manually uploading it to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write arbitrary files to the underlying operating system as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.\r\nNote: Manual uploading of metadata files is typical for Air-Gap environments but not for Cisco Intersight Cloud connected devices. However, the manual upload option exists for both deployments."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Una vulnerabilidad en la funci\u00f3n de actualizaci\u00f3n de metadatos de Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights podr\u00eda permitir a un atacante remoto autenticado escribir archivos arbitrarios en un sistema afectado.\n\nEsta vulnerabilidad se debe a una validaci\u00f3n insuficiente del archivo de actualizaci\u00f3n de metadatos. Un atacante podr\u00eda explotar esta vulnerabilidad creando un archivo de actualizaci\u00f3n de metadatos y carg\u00e1ndolo manualmente en un dispositivo afectado. Un exploit exitoso podr\u00eda permitir al atacante escribir archivos arbitrarios en el sistema operativo subyacente como usuario root. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, el atacante debe tener credenciales administrativas v\u00e1lidas.\nNota: La carga manual de archivos de metadatos es t\u00edpica para entornos Air-Gap, pero no para dispositivos conectados a Cisco Intersight Cloud. Sin embargo, la opci\u00f3n de carga manual existe para ambas implementaciones."}], "lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard_insights:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "5E9043B3-B823-497E-B70A-45C44EFA73D7", "versionEndIncluding": "6.5.0"}], "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "5020E22D-62E6-4031-884B-BF700229CEAF", "versionEndExcluding": "4.2.1", "versionStartIncluding": "3.1\\(1k\\)"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "psirt@cisco.com"}