CVE-2026-20361: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Nexus Dashboard engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20361 are related to SQL injection issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-89.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20361, involves SQL injection issues in Cisco Nexus Dashboard 4.2.1. The vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands, allowing an attacker with low privileges to potentially execute arbitrary SQL commands. Cisco's internal security review discovered this issue, which is part of a broader set of vulnerabilities addressed in a hardening release. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the affected system, potentially leading to full compromise of the database, including unauthorized data disclosure, modification, or deletion, and disruption of service. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Cisco has released a software hardening update that addresses this vulnerability. Users of Cisco Nexus Dashboard version 4.2.1 should apply the official patch or upgrade to a fixed version as provided by Cisco. Since no explicit patch link or fixed version is provided in the input, users should consult Cisco's official advisories for the latest remediation guidance.
CVE-2026-20361: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Description
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco Nexus Dashboard engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in a software hardening release that addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities tracked by CVE-2026-20361 are related to SQL injection issues that are grouped under the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) CWE-89.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Cisco
Cisco Nexus Dashboard
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20361, involves SQL injection issues in Cisco Nexus Dashboard 4.2.1. The vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands, allowing an attacker with low privileges to potentially execute arbitrary SQL commands. Cisco's internal security review discovered this issue, which is part of a broader set of vulnerabilities addressed in a hardening release. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the affected system, potentially leading to full compromise of the database, including unauthorized data disclosure, modification, or deletion, and disruption of service. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Cisco has released a software hardening update that addresses this vulnerability. Users of Cisco Nexus Dashboard version 4.2.1 should apply the official patch or upgrade to a fixed version as provided by Cisco. Since no explicit patch link or fixed version is provided in the input, users should consult Cisco's official advisories for the latest remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- cisco
- Date Reserved
- 2025-10-08T11:59:15.414Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaaf94455bf5e2cf51ba044
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 20:17:08 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 20:31:49 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 04:51:40 UTC
Views: 9
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