CVE-2025-20163
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.
Published:Jun 4, 2025
Last Modified:Feb 26, 2026
EPS:Jun 4, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00042
CVSS Score:8.7
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Nexus Dashboard
Cisco
Nexus Dashboard
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller
Cisco
Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
