CVE-2019-15982Network attack vector

Administrative code execution via upload path traversal

Published Jan 6, 2020 · Updated Nov 15, 2024

Path traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager before 11.3(1) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary files. The Application Framework upload endpoint uses the file parameter in file operations without adequately validating its user-supplied path. Administrative DCNM privileges are required; successful exploitation permits arbitrary file reads, writes, or execution with full administrative privileges.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability14.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager before 11.3(1) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary files. The Application Framework upload endpoint uses the file parameter in file operations without adequately validating its user-supplied path. Administrative DCNM privileges are required; successful exploitation permits arbitrary file reads, writes, or execution with full administrative privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-15982
Published
Jan 6, 2020
Updated
Nov 15, 2024
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Classifications
CWE-22
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

7.2CiscoCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:X

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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