Path Traversal in Cisco Security Manager
CVE-2020-27130
A vulnerability in Cisco Security Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of directory traversal character sequences within requests to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download arbitrary files from the affected device.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.659 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.659 · newest: 0.659 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-csm-path… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-27130?
- CVE-2020-27130 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Security Manager, classified under Path Traversal: '.../...//'. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-11-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-27130?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-27130 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.