What is CVE-2015-0666?

CVE-2015-0666 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2015-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2015-0666?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-0666 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-0666 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Path Traversal in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager

CVE-2015-0666

Directory traversal vulnerability in the fmserver servlet in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) before 7.1(1) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted pathname, aka Bug ID CSCus00241.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2015-04-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.404 (98.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.404 · newest: 0.404 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager — versions 7.0\(1\), 6.3\(1\), 6.3(1)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-04-15.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1032009 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150401… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0666?: CVE-2015-0666 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2015-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2015-0666?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-0666 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2015-0666 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.