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high 7.5

CVE-2019-1621 in the critical feed json

Cisco Data Center Network Manager Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

published 2019-06-27 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-10178

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
29.8%
EPSS 29.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Metasploit

Summary

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain access to sensitive files on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect permissions settings on affected DCNM software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the web-based management interface of an affected device and requesting specific URLs. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download arbitrary files from the underlying filesystem of the affected device.

Patch / fix

  • Cisco Cisco Data Center Network Manager 11.2(1)

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/admin/networking/cisco_dcnm_download)
  2. Published

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
23 mo ago

Exploit prediction

29.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Cisco Cisco Data Center Network Manager

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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