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Medium · 5.2 CVE-2024-20397 EUVD-2024-18112GHSA-p5rq-7r6m-x7rf

Cisco NX-OS Software Image Verification Bypass Vulnerability

Published Dec 4, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2025 · 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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Cisco Cisco NX-OS Software 8.2(5), 7.3(5)D1(1), 8.4(2), 8.4(3), 9.2(3), 7.0(3)I5(2), 8.2(1), 6.0(2)A8(7a), 7.0(3)I4(5), 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.0(3)I4(6), 7.0(3)I4(3), 9.2(2v), 7.3(0)D1(1), 7.0(3)I4(7), 7.0(3)I4(1), 7.0(3)I4(8), 7.0(3)I4(2), 6.0(2)A8(11), 7.3(4)D1(1), 9.2(1), 9.2(2t), 9.2(3y), 7.0(3)I4(1t), 7.0(3)I7(6z), 9.3(2), 7.3(… —
Cisco Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 14.1(1j), 14.0(3d), 14.1(1k), 13.2(1m), 14.0(3c), 13.2(2l), 13.2(7k), 14.1(1l), 14.2(2f), 13.2(3s), 13.2(2o), 14.0(2c), 14.1(2m), 13.2(5e), 14.1(2o), 13.2(7f), 13.2(41d), 13.2(4d), 13.2(3o), 13.2(1l), 14.0(1h), 13.2(3n), 14.2(1l), 14.2(2e), 13.2(4e), 14.2(1i), 13.2(9b), 14.1(2s), 14.1(1i), 14.1(2g)… —
Cisco Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed) 4.0(4c), 4.0(2b), 4.1(2a), 4.0(1a), 4.0(2a), 4.0(1b), 4.1(1c), 4.0(4a), 4.0(4b), 4.0(2e), 4.1(1a), 4.0(4d), 4.0(4h), 4.0(4g), 4.0(1d), 4.1(1e), 4.0(4f), 4.0(4e), 4.0(4i), 4.1(1d), 4.0(2d), 4.1(1b), 4.0(1c), 4.1(2b), 4.0(4k), 4.1(3a), 4.1(3b), 4.1(2c), 4.0(4l), 4.1(4a), 4.1(3c), 4.1(3d), 4.2(1c), 4.… —

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