High severity · published Jun 4, 2025
CVE-2025-20163
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller SSH Host Key Vulnerability
8.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CD
Cisco Data Center Network Manager · Cisco
11.2(1); 7.0(2); 10.3(2)IPFM; 10.1(1); 7.2(3); 7.2(2); +33 more · source: vendor
CN
Cisco Nexus Dashboard · Cisco
3.1(1k); 3.1(1l); 3.2(1e); 3.2(1i); 3.3(1a); 3.3(1b); +3 more · source: vendor
ND
Nexus Dashboard · Cisco
before 3.2\(2f\) · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20163
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20163
Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndfc-shkv-snQJtjrp
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