Medium SSRF

CVE-2026-20041 — Cisco Nexus Dashboard Server Side Request Forgery Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a server-side request forgery (SSRF) attack through an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation for specific HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading an authenticated user of the device management interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send arbitrary network requests that are sourced from the affected device to an attacker-controlled server. The attacker could then execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive browser-based information.

Published Apr 1, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: cisco

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+2
Technical severity (medium)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.24%

ahead of 14% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Cisco

Nexus Dashboard and 1 more

CVSS base

6.1

Medium · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Cisco Nexus Dashboard, Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights).
The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Exploitation requires user interaction: tighten email/web filtering and warn affected users.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (ssrf), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Cisco	Nexus Dashboard	version 3.3(1a)version 2.3(2c)version 2.3(2d)version 2.3(2e)version 3.0(1f)version 3.0(1i)version 3.1(1k)version 3.1(1l) and 32 more version 3.2(1e)version 3.2(1i)version 1.1(3c)version 3.3(1b)version 3.3(2b)version 4.0(1i)version 3.3(2g)version 3.2(2f)version 3.2(2g)version 3.2(2m)version 3.1(1n)version 4.1(1g)version 2.3(1c)version 1.1(3e)version 1.1(3d)version 1.1(0d)version 1.1(2i)version 2.0(1b)version 1.1(2h)version 1.1(0c)version 1.1(3f)version 2.1(1d)version 2.0(2g)version 2.1(1e)version 2.3(2b)version 2.1(2f)version 2.2(2d)version 2.2(1e)version 2.2(1h)version 2.0(1d)version 2.1(2d)version 2.0(2h)	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Cisco	Nexus Dashboard Insights	version 6.4.1version 6.3.1version 6.2.2version 6.2.1version 6.1.3version 6.1.2version 6.1.1version 6.0.2 and 7 more version 6.0.1version 5.1.0.135version 5.1.0.131version 5.0.1.154version 5.0.1.150version 2.2.2.126version 2.2.2.125	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
6.1	CVSS 3.1	Medium	2.8	2.7	psirt@cisco.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
6.1	CVSS 3.1	Medium	—	—	cisco via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (score shown at the top: psirt@cisco.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.24%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Monitor outbound requests from the server to internal IPs and cloud metadata endpoints.

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSegress traffic

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · cisco/cisco nexus dashboard, cisco/cisco nexus dashboard insights
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 6.1
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Undergoing Analysis
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Apr 1, 2026 · cisco

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

1 on the record

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nd-ssrf-NAen4O
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Cisco
every CVE for this vendor

SSRF
same class

CWE-918
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

Medium CVE-2026-20174 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability Apr 1, 2026
Medium CVE-2026-20042 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Configuration REST API Unauthorized Access Vulnerability Apr 1, 2026
Critical CVE-2021-44228 Apache Log4j2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEV Dec 10, 2021

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-20041 is "Cisco Nexus Dashboard Server Side Request Forgery Vulnerability", rated Medium. It affects Nexus Dashboard (Cisco); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 6.1 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.24% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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