{"id":"CVE-2024-20444","aliases":["EUVD-2024-18159","GHSA-rvwm-3c9j-xm8h"],"status":"published","title":"Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller REST API Command Injection Vulnerability","description":"A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC), formerly Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with network-admin privileges to perform a command injection attack against an affected device.\r\n\u0026nbsp;\r\nThis vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted command arguments to a specific REST API endpoint. 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