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CVE-2019-15975: Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 96.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-01-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the authentication mechanisms of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Affected products

• Cisco Data Center Network Manager: before 11.3\(1\) — fixed in 11.3\(1\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Data Center Network Manager 11.3\(1\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156238/Cisco-Data-Center-Network-Manager-11.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200102-dcnm-auth-bypass
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156238/Cisco-Data-Center-Network-Manager-11.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200102-dcnm-auth-bypass

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