Path Traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager

CVE-2019-1620

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect permission settings in affected DCNM software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading specially crafted data to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write arbitrary files on the filesystem and execute code with root privileges on the affected device.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.838 (99.7th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-1620: held from 0.838 to 0.838.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.838 · newest: 0.838 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1620?
CVE-2019-1620 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-1620?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-1620 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.