CVE-2023-20012: Cisco Nexus 93180yc-FX3 Firmware

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A vulnerability in the CLI console login authentication of Cisco Nexus 9300-FX3 Series Fabric Extender (FEX) when used in UCS Fabric Interconnect deployments could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to bypass authentication. This vulnerability is due to the improper implementation of the password validation function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the console port on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and execute a limited set of commands local to the FEX, which could cause a device reboot and denial of service (DoS) condition.

Affected products

• Cisco Nexus 93180yc-FX3 Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Cisco Nexus 93180yc-FX3S Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Cisco Ucs 64108 Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Cisco Ucs 6454 Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Cisco Ucs 6536 Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Cisco Ucs Central Software: from 4.2, before 4.2\(2d\) (fixed in 4.2\(2d\))

Published 2023-02-23. Last modified 2026-06-17.