CVE-2015-0666 Cisco CVE debrief

Who should care

Organizations running Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), especially teams responsible for vulnerability management, network management infrastructure, and patch deployment. Security teams should also care if DCNM is reachable from broad internal networks or the internet.

Technical summary

The supplied records identify the issue as a directory traversal vulnerability in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM). Directory traversal flaws can let a user access paths outside the intended directory boundaries if the vulnerable component does not properly validate or normalize file paths. CISA has placed this CVE in the KEV catalog and specifies remediation by applying vendor updates.

Defensive priority

Urgent

Recommended defensive actions

• Confirm whether Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) is deployed anywhere in the environment.
• Apply Cisco vendor updates and follow the vendor instructions referenced by CISA.
• Prioritize remediation for any DCNM instance that is widely reachable or operationally sensitive.
• Restrict access to DCNM to only required administrative networks until remediation is complete.
• Review DCNM-related logs and access activity for signs of suspicious file-path or directory traversal behavior.
• Update asset inventories and vulnerability management records to verify the affected product is tracked and remediated.

Evidence notes

The source corpus identifies the vulnerability as a Cisco Prime DCNM directory traversal issue and places it in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. CISA’s KEV metadata says the required action is to apply updates per vendor instructions. No CVSS score or severity was provided in the supplied record.

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