Cisco Nexus 9300-FX3 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Nexus 9300-FX3. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-20012. The physical device can be targeted for the attack. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco Nexus 9300-FX3 (version now known). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was released 02/22/2023 as cisco-sa-elyfex-dos-gfvcByx. The advisory is available at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-20012 since 10/27/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-24191). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/27/2022 🔍
02/22/2023 +118 days 🔍
02/22/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/15/2025 +905 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-elyfex-dos-gfvcByx
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20012 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20012
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221626
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/22/2023 18:11
Updated: 08/15/2025 10:03
Changes: 02/22/2023 18:11 (37), 03/24/2023 08:10 (1), 03/24/2023 08:12 (21), 08/15/2025 10:03 (16)
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