A vulnerability in the CronJob scheduler API of Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allow an authenticated, remote attack…

published 2018-08-15 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-1250

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 6.1%; EPSS 6.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability in the CronJob scheduler API of Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to incorrect input validation of user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious packet. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi42263.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 23 mo ago (2024-11-25)

Exploit prediction

6.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	9.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Cisco Systems, Inc. Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

tools.cisco.com /security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180815-dna-injection
vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/105106
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-0427
NVD CVE-2018-0427

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Summary