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CVE-2021-1277: Cisco Data Center Network Manager Certificate Validation Vulnerabilities

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-01-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-295

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an attacker to spoof a trusted host or construct a man-in-the-middle attack to extract sensitive information or alter certain API requests. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient certificate validation when establishing HTTPS requests with the affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Affected products

• Cisco Data Center Network Manager: before 11.5\(1\) — fixed in 11.5\(1\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Data Center Network Manager 11.5\(1\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dcnm-cert-check-BdZZV9T3
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dcnm-cert-check-BdZZV9T3

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