CVE-2026-20032

Cisco NX-OS Software Python Sandbox Escape Vulnerability

Published Oct 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A vulnerability in the Python interpreter of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to escape the Python sandbox and gain unauthorized access to the underlying operating system of an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating specific functions within the Python interpreter. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to escape the Python sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the authenticated user.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cisco

Cisco NX-OS Software

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.2(5)`	affected	—
`7.3(5)D1(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(2)`	affected	—
`8.4(3)`	affected	—
`9.2(3)`	affected	—
`8.2(1)`	affected	—
`7.3(1)D1(1)`	affected	—
`9.2(2v)`	affected	—
`7.3(0)D1(1)`	affected	—
`7.3(4)D1(1)`	affected	—
`9.2(1)`	affected	—
`9.2(2t)`	affected	—
`9.2(3y)`	affected	—
`9.3(2)`	affected	—
`7.3(1)DY(1)`	affected	—
`8.1(1)`	affected	—
`8.2(2)`	affected	—
`8.3(2)`	affected	—
`7.3(2)D1(3a)`	affected	—
`9.2(4)`	affected	—
`8.1(2)`	affected	—
`7.3(3)D1(1)`	affected	—
`8.2(3)`	affected	—
`8.3(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(1)`	affected	—
`8.1(1b)`	affected	—
`7.3(0)DX(1)`	affected	—
`7.3(2)D1(1)`	affected	—
`9.3(1)`	affected	—
`7.3(2)D1(2)`	affected	—
`8.2(4)`	affected	—
`7.3(0)DY(1)`	affected	—
`9.3(1z)`	affected	—
`9.2(2)`	affected	—
`8.1(2a)`	affected	—
`7.3(2)D1(3)`	affected	—
`8.1(1a)`	affected	—
`8.4(1a)`	affected	—
`9.3(3)`	affected	—
`7.3(2)D1(1d)`	affected	—
`9.3(4)`	affected	—
`7.3(6)D1(1)`	affected	—
`8.2(6)`	affected	—
`9.3(5)`	affected	—
`8.4(2a)`	affected	—
`8.4(2b)`	affected	—
`8.5(1)`	affected	—
`9.3(6)`	affected	—
`8.4(4)`	affected	—
`7.3(7)D1(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(2c)`	affected	—
`9.3(5w)`	affected	—
`8.2(7)`	affected	—
`9.3(7)`	affected	—
`9.3(7k)`	affected	—
`7.3(8)D1(1)`	affected	—
`9.3(7a)`	affected	—
`8.2(7a)`	affected	—
`9.3(8)`	affected	—
`8.4(4a)`	affected	—
`8.4(2d)`	affected	—
`8.4(5)`	affected	—
`8.2(8)`	affected	—
`9.3(9)`	affected	—
`7.3(9)D1(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(6)`	affected	—
`8.4(2e)`	affected	—
`9.3(10)`	affected	—
`9.2(1a)`	affected	—
`8.2(9)`	affected	—
`10.3(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(7)`	affected	—
`10.3(2)`	affected	—
`8.4(6a)`	affected	—
`9.3(11)`	affected	—
`10.3(3)`	affected	—
`9.4(1)`	affected	—
`9.3(2a)`	affected	—
`8.4(2f)`	affected	—
`8.2(10)`	affected	—
`9.3(12)`	affected	—
`10.4(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(8)`	affected	—
`10.3(99w)`	affected	—
`10.3(3w)`	affected	—
`10.3(99x)`	affected	—
`10.3(3o)`	affected	—
`8.4(9)`	affected	—
`10.3(4)`	affected	—
`10.3(3p)`	affected	—
`10.3(4a)`	affected	—
`9.4(1a)`	affected	—
`10.4(2)`	affected	—
`10.3(3q)`	affected	—
`9.3(13)`	affected	—
`8.2(11)`	affected	—
`9.4(2)`	affected	—
`10.3(5)`	affected	—
`10.4(3)`	affected	—
`10.3(3x)`	affected	—
`10.3(4g)`	affected	—
`10.5(1)`	affected	—
`8.4(10)`	affected	—
`9.4(2a)`	affected	—
`10.3(3r)`	affected	—
`10.3(6)`	affected	—
`9.3(14)`	affected	—
`10.4(4)`	affected	—
`10.3(4h)`	affected	—
`10.5(2)`	affected	—
`8.4(11)`	affected	—
`9.4(3)`	affected	—
`10.3(7)`	affected	—
`10.4(5)`	affected	—
`10.5(3)`	affected	—
`9.3(15)`	affected	—
`9.4(3a)`	affected	—
`10.4(4g)`	affected	—
`10.5(4)`	affected	—
`9.4(3b)`	affected	—
`8.4(12)`	affected	—
`10.6(1)`	affected	—
`10.5(3t)`	affected	—
`10.3(8)`	affected	—
`10.4(6)`	affected	—
`10.5(3s)`	affected	—
`10.5(3e)`	affected	—
`9.4(4)`	affected	—
`10.5(3o)`	affected	—
`9.3(16)`	affected	—
`10.6(1s)`	affected	—
`10.6(2)`	affected	—
`10.5(3p)`	affected	—
`9.4(5)`	affected	—
`10.3(9)`	affected	—
`10.6(2s)`	affected	—
`8.4(13)`	affected	—
`10.6(3)`	affected	—
`10.4(7)`	affected	—
`10.5(5)`	affected	—
`9.3(17)`	affected	—
`10.6(2n)`	affected	—
`10.6(3s)`	affected	—

No data.

Vendor Product Versions

Cisco

Nx-os Software

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`8.2(5)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(5)D1(1)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(2)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(3)`	affected	generic	—
`9.2(3)`	affected	generic	—
`8.2(1)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(1)D1(1)`	affected	generic	—
`9.2(2v)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(0)D1(1)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(4)D1(1)`	affected	generic	—
`9.2(1)`	affected	generic	—
`9.2(2t)`	affected	generic	—
`9.2(3y)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(2)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(1)DY(1)`	affected	generic	—
`8.1(1)`	affected	generic	—
`8.2(2)`	affected	generic	—
`8.3(2)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(2)D1(3a)`	affected	generic	—
`9.2(4)`	affected	generic	—
`8.1(2)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(3)D1(1)`	affected	generic	—
`8.2(3)`	affected	generic	—
`8.3(1)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(1)`	affected	generic	—
`8.1(1b)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(0)DX(1)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(2)D1(1)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(1)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(2)D1(2)`	affected	generic	—
`8.2(4)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(0)DY(1)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(1z)`	affected	generic	—
`9.2(2)`	affected	generic	—
`8.1(2a)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(2)D1(3)`	affected	generic	—
`8.1(1a)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(1a)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(3)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(2)D1(1d)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(4)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(6)D1(1)`	affected	generic	—
`8.2(6)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(5)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(2a)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(2b)`	affected	generic	—
`8.5(1)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(6)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(4)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(7)D1(1)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(2c)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(5w)`	affected	generic	—
`8.2(7)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(7)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(7k)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(8)D1(1)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(7a)`	affected	generic	—
`8.2(7a)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(8)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(4a)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(2d)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(5)`	affected	generic	—
`8.2(8)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(9)`	affected	generic	—
`7.3(9)D1(1)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(6)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(2e)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(10)`	affected	generic	—
`9.2(1a)`	affected	generic	—
`8.2(9)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(1)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(7)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(2)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(6a)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(11)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3)`	affected	generic	—
`9.4(1)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(2a)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(2f)`	affected	generic	—
`8.2(10)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(12)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(1)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(8)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(99w)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3w)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(99x)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3o)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(9)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(4)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3p)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(4a)`	affected	generic	—
`9.4(1a)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(2)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3q)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(13)`	affected	generic	—
`8.2(11)`	affected	generic	—
`9.4(2)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(5)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(3)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3x)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(4g)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(1)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(10)`	affected	generic	—
`9.4(2a)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(3r)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(6)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(14)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(4)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(4h)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(2)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(11)`	affected	generic	—
`9.4(3)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(7)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(5)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(3)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(15)`	affected	generic	—
`9.4(3a)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(4g)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(4)`	affected	generic	—
`9.4(3b)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(12)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(1)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(3t)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(8)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(6)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(3s)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(3e)`	affected	generic	—
`9.4(4)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(3o)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(16)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(1s)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(2)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(3p)`	affected	generic	—
`9.4(5)`	affected	generic	—
`10.3(9)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(2s)`	affected	generic	—
`8.4(13)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(3)`	affected	generic	—
`10.4(7)`	affected	generic	—
`10.5(5)`	affected	generic	—
`9.3(17)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(2n)`	affected	generic	—
`10.6(3s)`	affected	generic	—

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.108% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-mppe-dhKZAFgb

History

Oct 11, 2026 12:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Cisco Cisco nx-os Software
Vendors & Products		Cisco Cisco nx-os Software

Oct 7, 2026 8:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Oct 7, 2026 4:30 PM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A vulnerability in the Python interpreter of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with low privileges to escape the Python sandbox and gain unauthorized access to the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating specific functions within the Python interpreter. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to escape the Python sandbox and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of the authenticated user.
Title		Cisco NX-OS Software Python Sandbox Escape Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-653
References		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-mppe-dhKZAFgb
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`