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CVE-2019-15978: Cisco Data Center Network Manager Command Injection Vulnerabilities

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 37.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-01-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

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.

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/156242/Cisco-Data-Center-Network-Manager-11.2.1-Command-Injection.html
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200102-dcnm-comm-inject
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156242/Cisco-Data-Center-Network-Manager-11.2.1-Command-Injection.html
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200102-dcnm-comm-inject

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