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

High 7.8 Published Updated

An authenticated local attacker can elevate privileges to root and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying OS via a CLI vulnerability in Cisco DCNM.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-3380?

CVE-2020-3380 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, published on 16 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-88

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3380?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Data Center Network Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3380?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3380 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-3380 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3380 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-j7v8-j8px-7phx.

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