Cisco Data Center Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability in a specific REST API method of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input to the API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the affected device.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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-2020-3519
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pgmp-52m7-9hfg
References
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- TI-2019-01246 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-3519 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-3519 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pgmp-52m7-9hfg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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