# CVE-2026-20360: Cisco Nexus Dashboard information exposure and insecure handling

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-20360-cisco-nexus-dashboard-information-exposure-and-insecure-handling  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-16. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-20360 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-09-16

Cisco Nexus Dashboard is a centralized management and monitoring platform used to manage Cisco network infrastructure. This advisory addresses multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities related to improper access control, command injection, missing authentication, information exposure, SQL injection, and path traversal. These flaws could allow authenticated or unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive data, execute commands, or bypass security controls depending on the specific vulnerability.

Technologies: [Cisco Nexus Dashboard](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/nexus-dashboard). Vendors: [Cisco](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/cisco).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-20360 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-20360 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-20360?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 16 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Cisco Nexus Dashboard 4.2 and earlier.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-20360?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-20360 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-20360?** Check whether you run Cisco Nexus Dashboard at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

This advisory groups six distinct vulnerabilities under a single hardening release affecting Cisco Nexus Dashboard. The vulnerabilities span multiple CWE categories: CWE-284 (improper access control), CWE-77 (command injection), CWE-306 (missing authentication), CWE-200 (information exposure), CWE-89 (SQL injection), and CWE-22 (path traversal). The vulnerabilities were discovered through internal security testing and AI-assisted analysis. Affected versions are 4.2 and earlier; fixes are available starting with version 4.3.1.175. No workarounds are available, and there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild.

## Affected products

- Cisco Nexus Dashboard 4.2 and earlier

## Timeline

- 2026-09-16: disclosed

## References

- [https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hardening-ndw1-psFvnrg](https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-hardening-ndw1-psFvnrg)

## Related threats

- [Cisco Nexus Dashboard path traversal and weak access controls](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-76409-cisco-nexus-dashboard-path-traversal-and-weak-access-controls)
- [Cisco Nexus Dashboard SQL injection vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-20361-cisco-nexus-dashboard-sql-injection-vulnerability)
- [Cisco Nexus Dashboard missing authentication for critical functions](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-20326-cisco-nexus-dashboard-missing-authentication-for-critical)
- [Cisco Nexus Dashboard command injection vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-20325-cisco-nexus-dashboard-command-injection-vulnerability)
- [Cisco Nexus Dashboard improper access control](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-20322-cisco-nexus-dashboard-improper-access-control)