CVE-2019-15977

Data Center Network Manager vulnerability

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

38.1%

EPSS pct

98th

Exploited

No known

Multiple vulnerabilities in the authentication mechanisms of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Affected vendor

Cisco

Affected product

Data Center Network Manager

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Published

2020-01-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 38.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-15977

Confirm whether Cisco Data Center Network Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-15977.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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