CVE-2019-15977

Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 6, 2020 at 07:45 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorData Center Network Manager

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 38%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the authentication mechanisms of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 11.3(1)
Affected range stops below 11.3(1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-798

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