CVE-2019-15978Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated command injection via crafted API input

Published Jan 6, 2020 · Updated Nov 15, 2024

Command injection in Cisco Data Center Network Manager before 11.3(1) allows remote authenticated administrators to execute OS commands. The REST API fails to sufficiently validate user-supplied input, so a crafted request reaches operating-system command execution. Administrative application privileges are required; successful exploitation can fully compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability37.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Cisco Data Center Network Manager before 11.3(1) allows remote authenticated administrators to execute OS commands. The REST API fails to sufficiently validate user-supplied input, so a crafted request reaches operating-system command execution. Administrative application privileges are required; successful exploitation can fully compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-15978
Published
Jan 6, 2020
Updated
Nov 15, 2024
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 6, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Data Center Network Managerversion=unspecified <n/a

Published CVSS scores

7.2Cisco Systems, Inc.CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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