RCE in Cisco Data Center Network Manager

CVE-2019-15979

Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST and SOAP API endpoints of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges on the DCNM application to inject arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system (OS). For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory. Note: The severity of these vulnerabilities is aggravated by the vulnerabilities described in the Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities advisory, published simultaneously with this one.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.033 (87.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15979?
CVE-2019-15979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-15979?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-15979 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.