CVE-2019-15980: Cisco Data Center Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerabilities

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 50.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-01-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST and SOAP API endpoints and the Application Framework feature of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks on an affected device. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker would need administrative privileges on the DCNM application. 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

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