CVE-2020-3380: Cisco Data Center Network Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-07-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-88

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions during the execution of an affected CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating as the fmserver user and submitting malicious input to a specific command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.

Affected products

Cisco Data Center Network Manager: before 11.4\(1\) — fixed in 11.4\(1\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Data Center Network Manager 11.4\(1\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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