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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-0427 · published 15 August 2018

CVE-2018-0427: Cisco application policy infrastructure controller enterprise module command injection vulnerability

Cisco · Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module

A vulnerability in the CronJob scheduler API of Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to incorrect input validation of user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious packet. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi42263.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 6.1% · top 6.8% CWE-77 · Command injectionCWE-78 · OS command injection
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 9.0
6.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the CronJob scheduler API of Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to incorrect input validation of user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious packet. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi42263.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105106 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180815-dna-injection Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105106 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180815-dna-injection Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-0427), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.