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CVE-2026-20174
medium
CVSS 4.9
Path Traversal in Cisco nexus-dashboard-insights (CVE-2026-20174)
Summary
path traversal in Cisco nexus-dashboard-insights (CVE-2026-20174). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-20174** has been found in Cisco nexus-dashboard-insights.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: 4.9/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cisco nexus-dashboard-insights CVE-2026-20174" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-20174 (Cisco nexus-dashboard-insights) — CWE-22 / CVSS v3 4.9
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Path traversal** (CWE-22) exists in Cisco nexus-dashboard-insights.
📍 Affected scope
Cisco nexus-dashboard-insights — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.9/10). Data can be tampered with by attackers
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'nexus-dashboard-insights' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'nexus-dashboard-insights' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `nexus-dashboard-insights` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- CISCO https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndi-afw-rJuRC5dZ?vs_f=Cisco%20Security%20Advisory%26vs_cat=Security%20Intelligence%26vs_type=RSS%26vs_p=Cisco%20Nexus%20Dashboard%20Insights%20Arbitrary%20File%20Write%20Vulnerability%26vs_k=1
- patch [email protected]