CVE-2019-1620 in the critical feed json
Cisco Data Center Network Manager Arbitrary File Upload and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
published 2019-06-27 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-10177
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 83.8%
- EPSS 83.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect permission settings in affected DCNM software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading specially crafted data to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write arbitrary files on the filesystem and execute code with root privileges on the affected device.
Patch / fix
- Cisco Cisco Data Center Network Manager 11.2(1)
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/cisco_dcnm_upload_2019)
- Published
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
83.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/multi/http/cisco_dcnm_upload_2019 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2019-06-26
- EDB-47347 Cisco Data Center Network Manager - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2019-09-03
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Classification
References
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190626-dcnm-codex
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/108906
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
seclists.org
/bugtraq/2019/Jul/11
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/153546/Cisco-Data-Center-Network-Manager-11.1-1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2019/Jul/7
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/154304/Cisco-Data-Center-Network-Manager-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-1620
- NVD CVE-2019-1620
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