CVE-2020-3380 HIGH

CVE-2020-3380: Cisco Data Center Network Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Weakness CWE-88
Published July 16, 2020
Last update November 15, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions during the execution of an affected CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating as the fmserver user and submitting malicious input to a specific command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 16, 2020 CVE published
November 15, 2024 Record updated