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CVE-2024-20284

MEDIUM
Published 2024-08-28T16:37:35.281Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
5.3
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.106
Higher than 10.6% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW

Description

A vulnerability in the Python interpreter of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, local attacker to escape the Python sandbox and gain unauthorized access to the underlying operating system of the device.

The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating specific functions within the Python interpreter. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to escape the Python sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the authenticated user. 
Note: An attacker must be authenticated with Python execution privileges to exploit these vulnerabilities. For more information regarding Python execution privileges, see product-specific documentation, such as the section of the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Cisco

Cisco NX-OS Software

Affected Versions:

8.2(5) 7.3(6)N1(1a) 7.3(5)D1(1) 8.4(2) 7.3(6)N1(1) 6.2(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) 6.0(2)A6(1) 7.3(1)D1(1) 6.2(14a) 7.0(3)I4(6) 7.3(4)N1(1) 7.0(3)I4(3) 9.2(2v) 6.0(2)A6(5b) 7.3(0)D1(1) 6.2(17a) 7.0(3)I4(7) 6.0(2)U6(1a) 7.1(5)N1(1b) 7.0(3)I4(1) 7.0(3)I4(8) 7.0(3)I4(2) 7.1(4)N1(1c) 7.0(3)IM3(1) 6.0(2)U6(5a) 6.0(2)A8(11) 6.0(2)A6(4a) 6.2(9) 6.2(5) 7.3(4)D1(1) 6.2(20) 9.2(1) 9.2(2t) 9.2(3y) 7.0(3)I4(1t) 6.0(2)U6(5c) 6.0(2)A6(4) 7.0(3)I7(6z) 9.3(2) 7.3(1)DY(1) 7.0(3)F3(3) 6.0(2)U6(6) 6.2(29) 7.0(3)I7(3z) 7.0(3)IM7(2) 6.0(2)A8(11b) 6.2(9a) 7.3(0)N1(1) 7.0(3)I7(5a) 6.2(11d) 8.1(1) 7.0(3)I6(1) 6.0(2)U6(10) 7.2(2)D1(2) 7.0(3)IM3(2) 6.0(2)A6(8) 8.2(2) 6.0(2)U6(1) 7.3(2)N1(1c) 7.0(3)I5(3b) 8.3(2) 7.3(5)N1(1) 6.0(2)A6(2a) 7.3(2)N1(1b) 6.2(27) 7.3(2)D1(3a) 7.3(1)N1(1) 6.0(2)U6(7) 9.2(4) 7.1(4)N1(1a) 7.1(3)N1(4) 7.0(3)IM3(2a) 6.2(8b) 6.0(2)A8(10) 7.1(3)N1(2) 6.2(13) 6.0(2)A8(2) 7.0(3)IC4(4) 6.2(1) 7.3(4)N1(1a) 8.1(2) 6.0(2)A6(3) 6.0(2)U6(5b) 7.0(3)F3(3c) 7.3(3)D1(1) 7.0(3)F3(1) 6.0(2)U6(5) 7.0(3)F3(5) 7.1(2)N1(1) 7.1(3)N1(3) 8.2(3) 6.0(2)A6(7) 7.0(3)I7(2) 6.2(5a) 6.2(18) 6.0(2)A6(5) 7.0(3)IM3(2b) 7.1(3)N1(1) 6.0(2)U6(4a) 7.0(3)I5(3) 7.0(3)I7(3) 6.0(2)A8(6) 7.0(3)I6(2) 8.3(1) 6.2(3) 6.2(22) 7.1(1)N1(1) 8.4(1) 8.1(1b) 7.3(0)N1(1b) 7.2(2)D1(4) 6.0(2)A8(5) 7.3(0)DX(1) 7.1(4)N1(1d) 7.3(2)D1(1) 7.3(2)N1(1) 6.0(2)U6(8) 7.1(1)N1(1a) 7.0(3)IM3(3) 9.3(1) 6.0(2)U6(2) 6.2(9b) 7.1(3)N1(2a) 7.3(0)N1(1a) 6.0(2)A8(7) 7.0(3)I7(6) 7.3(2)D1(2) 6.2(25) 6.0(2)U6(3a) 8.0(1) 6.0(2)A8(11a) 6.2(11e) 7.1(3)N1(5) 7.0(3)I4(8z) 6.2(11) 7.0(3)I4(9) 6.2(16) 6.2(19) 8.2(4) 6.2(2a) 7.2(2)D1(3) 7.1(0)N1(1b) 7.0(3)I7(4) 7.0(3)I7(7) 6.2(5b) 7.3(0)DY(1) 6.0(2)A8(9) 6.0(2)A8(1) 7.1(5)N1(1) 7.2(1)D1(1) 6.2(15) 6.0(2)A6(6) 6.0(2)A8(10a) 7.0(3)I5(1) 9.3(1z) 9.2(2) 6.2(7) 6.2(9c) 7.0(3)F3(4) 7.3(3)N1(1) 6.2(6b) 7.0(3)I4(8b) 8.1(2a) 7.3(2)D1(3) 6.2(8) 6.0(2)A8(3) 6.2(11b) 7.0(3)I4(6t) 7.0(3)I5(3a) 8.1(1a) 6.2(13a) 6.0(2)A8(8) 7.0(3)I7(5) 7.0(3)F3(3a) 7.1(0)N1(1a) 6.0(2)A8(4) 6.0(2)A6(3a) 6.0(2)A6(5a) 7.0(3)F2(1) 7.0(3)I4(8a) 6.0(2)U6(9) 7.0(3)F3(2) 6.0(2)U6(2a) 6.2(12) 6.2(17) 7.0(3)I4(4) 6.2(23) 6.2(13b) 6.0(2)U6(3) 6.2(10) 6.2(6a) 6.2(6) 7.1(2)N1(1a) 6.2(14) 7.0(3)I7(1) 6.2(14b) 6.2(21) 7.2(2)D1(1) 7.0(3)F2(2) 7.0(3)IA7(2) 7.0(3)IA7(1) 6.0(2)A8(7b) 6.2(8a) 6.2(11c) 7.0(3)F1(1) 6.0(2)A6(1a) 7.1(0)N1(1) 7.2(0)D1(1) 6.0(2)A6(2) 7.1(4)N1(1) 6.0(2)A8(4a) 6.2(20a) 6.0(2)U6(4) 8.4(1a) 9.3(3) 7.3(2)D1(1d) 7.3(7)N1(1) 6.2(24) 6.2(31) 7.0(3)I7(8) 6.0(2)U6(10a) 7.3(7)N1(1a) 9.3(4) 7.3(6)D1(1) 6.2(26) 8.2(6) 6.2(33) 9.3(5) 8.4(2a) 8.4(2b) 7.3(8)N1(1) 7.0(3)I7(9) 7.3(7)N1(1b) 6.2(24a) 8.5(1) 9.3(6) 10.1(2) 10.1(1) 8.4(4) 7.3(7)D1(1) 8.4(2c) 9.3(5w) 8.2(7) 7.3(9)N1(1) 9.3(7) 9.3(7k) 7.0(3)I7(9w) 10.2(1) 7.3(8)N1(1a) 7.3(8)D1(1) 9.3(7a) 8.2(7a) 9.3(8) 8.4(4a) 8.4(2d) 7.3(10)N1(1) 8.4(5) 7.0(3)I7(10) 7.3(8)N1(1b) 8.2(8) 10.2(1q) 10.2(2) 9.3(9) 10.1(2t) 7.3(9)D1(1) 7.3(11)N1(1) 10.2(3) 8.4(6) 10.2(3t) 8.4(2e) 9.3(10) 7.3(11)N1(1a) 10.2(2a) 7.3(12)N1(1) 9.2(1a) 8.2(9) 10.3(1) 10.2(4) 7.3(13)N1(1) 8.4(7) 10.3(2) 8.4(6a) 9.3(11) 10.3(3) 10.2(5) 9.4(1) 9.3(2a) 8.4(2f) 8.2(10) 9.3(12) 10.2(3v) 10.4(1) 8.4(8) 10.3(99w) 7.3(14)N1(1) 10.2(6) 10.3(3w) 10.3(99x) 10.3(3o) 8.4(9) 10.3(4) 10.3(3p) 10.3(4a) 9.4(1a) 10.4(2) 10.3(3q) 9.3(13) 8.2(11) 10.3(5) 10.2(7) 10.4(3) 10.3(3x) 10.3(4g) 10.3(3r)

EU Vulnerability Database

Monitored by ENISA for EU cybersecurity

EU Coordination

EU Coordinated

Exploitation Status

No Known Exploitation

EUVD ID

View on ENISA

ENISA Analysis

Malicious code in bioql (PyPI)

Affected Products (ENISA)

cisco
cisco nx-os software

ENISA Scoring

CVSS Score (3.1)

5.3
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS Score

0.040
probability

ENISA References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-psbe-ce-YvbTn5du
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dcn/nx-os/nexus9000/105x/programmability/cisco-nexus-9000-series-nx-os-programmability-guide-105x/m-n9k-python-api-101x.html?bookSearch=true#concept_A2CFF094ADCB414C983EA06AD8E9A410

Data provided by ENISA EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated: October 3, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-q35m-mgqf-ff28

Advisory Details

A vulnerability in the Python interpreter of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, local attacker to escape the Python sandbox and gain unauthorized access to the underlying operating system of the device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating specific functions within the Python interpreter. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to escape the Python sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the authenticated user.  Note: An attacker must be authenticated with Python execution privileges to exploit these vulnerabilities. For more information regarding Python execution privileges, see product-specific documentation, such as the section of the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20284
WEB https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-psbe-ce-YvbTn5du
WEB https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dcn/nx-os/nexus9000/105x/programmability/cisco-nexus-9000-series-nx-os-programmability-guide-105x/m-n9k-python-api-101x.html?bookSearch=true#concept_A2CFF094ADCB414C983EA06AD8E9A410

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: August 28, 2024, Modified: August 28, 2024

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-psbe-ce-YvbTn5du
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dcn/nx-os/nexus9000/105x/programmability/cisco-nexus-9000-series-nx-os-programmability-guide-105x/m-n9k-python-api-101x.html?bookSearch=true#concept_A2CFF094ADCB414C983EA06AD8E9A410
Published: 2024-08-28T16:37:35.281Z
Last Modified: 2024-08-28T17:19:17.361Z
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