CVE-2020-3382: cisco cisco data center network manager Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-3382 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in cisco cisco data center network manager. EPSS estimates a 2.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 31-07-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in the REST API 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. The vulnerability exists because different installations share a static encryption key. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the static key to craft a valid session token. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions through the REST API with administrative privileges.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions- NVDNIST9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.30%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.30% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cisco2 products
1 vendor · 2 products
References
1 links- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dcnm-bypass-dyEejUMsVendor AdvisoryX Refsource CISCO