CVE-2025-20163

Published Jun 4, 2025

Last updated a month ago

Overview

Description
A vulnerability in the SSH implementation of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impersonate Cisco NDFC-managed devices. This vulnerability is due to insufficient SSH host key validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing a machine-in-the-middle attack on SSH connections to Cisco NDFC-managed devices, which could allow an attacker to intercept this traffic. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to impersonate a managed device and capture user credentials.
Source
psirt@cisco.com
NVD status
Received

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
8.7
Impact score
5.8
Exploitability score
2.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

psirt@cisco.com
CWE-322

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