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.
History

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller SSH Host Key Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-322
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2025-06-04T16:17:44.257Z

Updated: 2025-06-05T03:55:23.894Z

Reserved: 2024-10-10T19:15:13.217Z

Link: CVE-2025-20163

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-04T18:13:16.615Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-06-04T17:15:26.037

Modified: 2025-06-05T20:12:23.777

Link: CVE-2025-20163

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