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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-3249 · published 15 April 2020

CVE-2020-3249: Cisco ucs director improper input validation vulnerability

Cisco · Ucs Director

Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST API of Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data may allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication or conduct directory traversal attacks on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 24% · top 2.3% CWE-20 · Improper input validationCWE-22 · Path traversal
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.8
24%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST API of Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data may allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication or conduct directory traversal attacks on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucsd-mult-vulns-UNfpdW4E Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-544/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucsd-mult-vulns-UNfpdW4E Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-544/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-3249), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.