Network Services Orchestrator vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product2 known exploited401 versions
The short answer

Network Services Orchestrator is made by Cisco. We track 11 published vulnerabilities in it, across 401 versions. 2 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 9 June 2025. If you run Network Services Orchestrator, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent Network Services Orchestrator flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2025-32433, on 9 June 2025. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Network Services Orchestrator do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "before 5.7.19.1" means every version up to, but not including, 5.7.19.1. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2025-32433Exploited list, 9 Jun 2025

    Erlang Erlang/OTP SSH Server Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability

    before 5.7.19.15.8 to before 6.1.16.26.2 to before 6.2.11.16.3 to before 6.3.8.16.4 to before 6.4.1.16.4.2 to before 6.4.4.1
  • CVE-2021-44228Exploited list, 10 Dec 2021

    Apache Log4j2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    before 5.3.5.15.4 to before 5.4.5.25.5 to before 5.5.4.15.6 to before 5.6.3.1
Known exploited

Which Network Services Orchestrator vulnerabilities are being exploited?

2 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 10.0
    CVE-2025-32433CriticalKnown exploited
    Erlang Erlang/OTP SSH Server Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability

    Erlang Erlang/OTP SSH server contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability.

    Chance of use99%Known exploited since9 Jun 2025
  2. 10.0
    CVE-2021-44228CriticalKnown exploited
    Apache Log4j2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Apache Log4j2 contains a vulnerability where JNDI features do not protect against attacker-controlled JNDI-related endpoints, allowing for remote code execution.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since10 Dec 2021
Exploit likelihood

Which Network Services Orchestrator flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 3.8%

    A vulnerability in the CLI parser of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the root user.

    CVSS8.8Published7 Jun 2018
  2. 1.6%

    A vulnerability in the API subsystem and in the web-management interface of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive data.

    CVSS5.3Published18 Nov 2024
  3. 1.5%

    A vulnerability in the Cisco Network Plug and Play server component of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to configuration data that...

    CVSS7.5Published5 Oct 2018
  4. 1.2%

    A vulnerability in the NETCONF service of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) on an affected system that is running as the root user.

    CVSS5.5Published20 Jan 2023
  5. 0.6%

    A vulnerability in the JSON-RPC API feature in Cisco Crosswork Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) and ConfD that is used by the web-based management interfaces of Cisco Optical Site Manager and Cisco RV340 Dual WAN...

    CVSS8.8Published11 Sep 2024
  6. 0.3%

    A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Crosswork Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to redirect a user to a malicious web page.

    CVSS4.7Published15 May 2024
  7. 0.3%

    A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access confidential information on an affected device.

    CVSS4.7Published18 Jun 2020
  8. 0.2%

    A vulnerability in ConfD could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands at the level of the account under which ConfD is running, which is commonly root.

    CVSS7.8Published4 Aug 2021
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We track 11 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Network Services Orchestrator, across 401 versions. The most recent Network Services Orchestrator flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2025-32433, on 9 June 2025.

2 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2025-32433 and CVE-2021-44228.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2025-32433, affects before 5.7.19.1, 5.8 to before 6.1.16.2, 6.2 to before 6.2.11.1, 6.3 to before 6.3.8.1 and more. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Network Services Orchestrator. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.