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CVE-2024-20397

Cisco NX-OS Software Image Verification Bypass Vulnerability

Medium5.2EPSS 0.30%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
cisco

Description

A vulnerability in the bootloader of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to an affected device, or an authenticated, local attacker with administrative credentials, to bypass NX-OS image signature verification.  This vulnerability is due to insecure bootloader settings. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing a series of bootloader commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass NX-OS image signature verification and load unverified software.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2024-20397, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
ciscoCNA (assigner)3.1Medium5.2CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
NVDNVD · Deferred3.1Medium5.2CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.30% · top 77% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.2.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Cisco · Cisco NX-OS Software

    • affected 8.2(5)
    • affected 7.3(5)D1(1)
    • affected 8.4(2)
    • affected 8.4(3)
    • affected 9.2(3)
    • affected 7.0(3)I5(2)
    • affected 8.2(1)
    • affected 6.0(2)A8(7a)
    • affected 7.0(3)I4(5)
    • affected 7.3(1)D1(1)
    • affected 7.0(3)I4(6)
    • affected 7.0(3)I4(3)
    • affected 9.2(2v)
    • affected 7.3(0)D1(1)
    • affected 7.0(3)I4(7)
    • affected 7.0(3)I4(1)
    • affected 7.0(3)I4(8)
    • affected 7.0(3)I4(2)
    • affected 6.0(2)A8(11)
    • affected 7.3(4)D1(1)
    • affected 9.2(1)
    • affected 9.2(2t)
    • affected 9.2(3y)
    • affected 7.0(3)I4(1t)
    • affected 7.0(3)I7(6z)
    • affected 9.3(2)
    • affected 7.3(1)DY(1)
    • affected 7.0(3)F3(3)
    • affected 7.0(3)I7(3z)
    • affected 7.0(3)IM7(2)
    • affected 6.0(2)A8(11b)
    • affected 7.0(3)I7(5a)
    • affected 8.1(1)
    • affected 7.0(3)I6(1)
    • affected 8.2(2)
    • affected 7.0(3)I5(3b)
    • affected 8.3(2)
    • affected 7.3(2)D1(3a)
    • affected 9.2(4)
    • affected 6.0(2)A8(10)
    • and 145 more

  • Cisco · Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode

    • affected 14.1(1j)
    • affected 14.0(3d)
    • affected 14.1(1k)
    • affected 13.2(1m)
    • affected 14.0(3c)
    • affected 13.2(2l)
    • affected 13.2(7k)
    • affected 14.1(1l)
    • affected 14.2(2f)
    • affected 13.2(3s)
    • affected 13.2(2o)
    • affected 14.0(2c)
    • affected 14.1(2m)
    • affected 13.2(5e)
    • affected 14.1(2o)
    • affected 13.2(7f)
    • affected 13.2(41d)
    • affected 13.2(4d)
    • affected 13.2(3o)
    • affected 13.2(1l)
    • affected 14.0(1h)
    • affected 13.2(3n)
    • affected 14.2(1l)
    • affected 14.2(2e)
    • affected 13.2(4e)
    • affected 14.2(1i)
    • affected 13.2(9b)
    • affected 14.1(2s)
    • affected 14.1(1i)
    • affected 14.1(2g)
    • affected 13.2(3j)
    • affected 13.2(5d)
    • affected 13.2(6i)
    • affected 14.1(2u)
    • affected 13.2(3i)
    • affected 13.2(3r)
    • affected 13.2(5f)
    • affected 14.2(1j)
    • affected 14.1(2w)
    • affected 14.2(3n)
    • and 85 more

  • Cisco · Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)

    • affected 4.0(4c)
    • affected 4.0(2b)
    • affected 4.1(2a)
    • affected 4.0(1a)
    • affected 4.0(2a)
    • affected 4.0(1b)
    • affected 4.1(1c)
    • affected 4.0(4a)
    • affected 4.0(4b)
    • affected 4.0(2e)
    • affected 4.1(1a)
    • affected 4.0(4d)
    • affected 4.0(4h)
    • affected 4.0(4g)
    • affected 4.0(1d)
    • affected 4.1(1e)
    • affected 4.0(4f)
    • affected 4.0(4e)
    • affected 4.0(4i)
    • affected 4.1(1d)
    • affected 4.0(2d)
    • affected 4.1(1b)
    • affected 4.0(1c)
    • affected 4.1(2b)
    • affected 4.0(4k)
    • affected 4.1(3a)
    • affected 4.1(3b)
    • affected 4.1(2c)
    • affected 4.0(4l)
    • affected 4.1(4a)
    • affected 4.1(3c)
    • affected 4.1(3d)
    • affected 4.2(1c)
    • affected 4.2(1d)
    • affected 4.0(4m)
    • affected 4.1(3e)
    • affected 4.2(1f)
    • affected 4.1(3f)
    • affected 4.2(1i)
    • affected 4.1(3h)
    • and 31 more

What to do

Exploitation: The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.

References (1)

Sources

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