A vulnerability in the Metadata update feature of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to an affected system.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the metadata update file. 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.
Note: 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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard unknown
Version Status Constraints
3.1(1k) affected —
3.1(1l) affected —
3.2(1e) affected —
3.2(1i) affected —
3.3(1a) affected —
3.3(1b) affected —
3.3(2b) affected —
4.0(1i) affected —
3.3(2g) affected —
3.2(2f) affected —
3.2(2g) affected —
3.2(2m) affected —
3.1(1n) affected —
4.1(1g) affected —
Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights unknown
Version Status Constraints
2.2.2.125 affected —
2.2.2.126 affected —
5.0.1.150 affected —
5.0.1.154 affected —
5.1.0.131 affected —
5.1.0.135 affected —
6.0.1 affected —
6.0.2 affected —
6.1.1 affected —
6.1.2 affected —
6.1.3 affected —
6.2.1 affected —
6.2.2 affected —
6.3.1 affected —
6.4.1 affected —

No data.

No data.

No data.

Project Subscriptions

No data.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndi-afw-rJuRC5dZ cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability in the Metadata update feature of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the metadata update file. 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. Note: 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.
Title Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-01T18:09:37.371Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.392Z

Link: CVE-2026-20174

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-01T18:09:31.551Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-01T17:28:31.937

Modified: 2026-04-01T17:28:31.937

Link: CVE-2026-20174

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses