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Cisco Patches Nine Critical Vulnerabilities in Nexus Switches
Original: Cisco Patches Critical Root-Level Vulnerabilities in Nexus Switches and Licensing Software Cisco has patched nine critic
Cisco has released patches for nine critical vulnerabilities affecting NX-OS software and its License On-Prem licensing tool. The flaws allow unauthenticated remote code execution and could give attackers full root-level control of Nexus switches. Administrators are being urged to apply the updates quickly, as unpatched data centre switches could be taken over remotely without credentials.
Why now: Security teams are rushing to assess and patch exposed Nexus infrastructure after disclosure of flaws enabling full root takeover.
CiscoNX-OSNexus switchesCisco License On-Prem
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- Cisco Patches Critical Root-Level Vulnerabilities in Nexus Switches and Licensing Software Cisco has patched nine critical vulnerabilities in NX-OS and Cisco License On-Prem that allow unauthenticated remote code execution and full root-level takeover of Nexus switches. **If… · beyondmachines1@infosec.exchange · 3
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