Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco PI and Cisco EPNM could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials on the system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of the HTTPS URL by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request that contains directory traversal character sequences to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write arbitrary files to the host system. Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.
- Published
- Nov 15, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.7% · 76th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-24
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Action score
27
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 1.7%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · cisco
- 6.5
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | prime infrastructure | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_infrastructure |
| cisco | evolved programmable network manager | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:evolved_programmable_network_manager |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- cisco evolved programmable network manager1.1
- cisco evolved programmable network manager1.2
- cisco evolved programmable network manager2.0
- cisco evolved programmable network manager2.1
- cisco evolved programmable network manager2.2
- cisco evolved programmable network manager3.0
- cisco evolved programmable network manager3.0.1
- cisco evolved programmable network manager3.0.2
- cisco evolved programmable network manager3.0.3
- cisco evolved programmable network manager3.1
- cisco evolved programmable network manager3.1.1
- cisco evolved programmable network manager3.1.2
- cisco evolved programmable network manager3.1.3
- cisco evolved programmable network manager4.0
- cisco evolved programmable network manager4.0.1
- cisco evolved programmable network manager4.0.2
- cisco evolved programmable network manager4.0.3
- cisco evolved programmable network manager4.1
- cisco evolved programmable network manager4.1.1
- cisco evolved programmable network manager5.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (cisco). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Cisco Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM)
- 3.0.1, 3.1.2, 1.2, 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.1, 3.0.3, 3.0.2, 3.0, 2.2, 1.1, 2.1 … (+13)affected
Cisco Cisco Prime Infrastructure
- 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.1.5, 2.1, 2.0.0, 3.6.0, 3.7.0, 3.4.0, 3.3.0, 3.2, 3.5.0, 3.2.0-FIPS … (+4)affected
Same product
cisco: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-15379Cisco Prime Infrastructure Arbitrary File Upload and Command Execution Vulnerability65This week
- CVE-2016-1289The API in Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2 through 3.0 and Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) 1.2 allows remote attackers to execute41Plan
- CVE-2019-15958Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability40Plan
- CVE-2014-0679Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2 and 1.3 before 1.3.0.20-2, 1.4 before 1.4.0.45-2, and 2.0 before 2.0.0.0.294-2 allows remote authenticated us37Monitor
- CVE-2016-1442The administrative web interface in Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) before 3.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary comm36Monitor
- CVE-2016-1408Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2 through 3.1 and Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) 1.2 and 2.0 allow remote authenticated users to e36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-22-0044 · Jan 14, 2022(Cisco Güvenlik Bildirimi)
- TR-22-0036 · Jan 13, 2022(Cisco Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-24 · Path Traversal: '../filedir'CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-pi-epnm-path-trav-zws324yn
- sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sna-xss-NXOxDhRQ
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.