CVE-2025-20163
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller SSH Host Key Vulnerability
CVSS Score
8.7
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-322 |
| Vendor | cisco |
| Product | cisco data center network manager |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | NetworkingTelecommunications |
| Published | Jun 4, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Feb 26, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Affected Versions
Cisco / Cisco Data Center Network Manager
11.2(1) 7.0(2) 10.3(2)IPFM 10.1(1) 7.2(3) 7.2(2) 7.2(1) 11.0(1) 10.4(1) 10.2(1) 7.2(2a) 10.1(2) 7.1(1) 12.1(1) 11.1(1) 10.3(1) 10.3(1)R(1) 7.0(1) 10.0(1) 7.1(2) 11.4(1) 10.4(2) 11.3(1) 11.5(1) 11.5(2) 11.5(3) 12.0.1a 11.5(3a) 12.0.2d 12.0.2f 11.5(4) 12.1.1 12.1.1e 12.1.1p 12.1.2e 12.1.2p 12.1.3b 12.2.1 12.2.2
Cisco / Cisco Nexus Dashboard
3.1(1k) 3.1(1l) 3.2(1e) 3.2(1i) 3.3(1a) 3.3(1b) 3.3(2b) 4.0(1i) 3.3(2g)