Cisco Prime License Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
A vulnerability in the web management interface of Cisco Prime License Manager (PLM) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input on the web management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a malicious request to an affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain administrative-level privileges on the system. The attacker needs a valid username to exploit this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3140
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-875h-7jq2-c5fp
References
More Cisco Prime License Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11001 Cisco Prime License Manager SQL Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09109 Improper authentication in Cisco Voice Operating System CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-01089 Cisco Unified Communications Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-04533 Resource management flaw in Multiple Cisco Products unknown CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-00953 Cisco Unified Communications Products Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-3140 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-3140 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-875h-7jq2-c5fp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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