CVE-2019-15978 in the critical feed json
Cisco Data Center Network Manager Command Injection Vulnerabilities
published 2020-01-06 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-6872
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 37.5%
- EPSS 37.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST and SOAP API endpoints of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges on the DCNM application to inject arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system (OS). For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory. Note: The severity of these vulnerabilities is aggravated by the vulnerabilities described in the Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities advisory, published simultaneously with this one.
Patch / fix
- cisco data_center_network_manager 11.3\(1\)
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-48020)
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
37.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-48020 Cisco Data Center Network Manager 11.2.1 - 'LanFabricImpl' Command Injection webapps, 2020-02-06
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156242/Cisco-Data-Center-Network-Manager-11.2.1-Command-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
References
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/156242/Cisco-Data-Center-Network-Manager-11.2.1-Command-Injection.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200102-dcnm-comm-inject
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-15978
- NVD CVE-2019-15978
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