# CVE-2015-0666: Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-0666-cisco-prime-data-center-network-manager-dcnm-directory-traversal  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-03-25. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2015-0666 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.5 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-25

A directory traversal vulnerability in the fmserver servlet of Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted pathname. This issue is tracked via Cisco Bug ID CSCus00241.

Vendors: [Cisco](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/cisco).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2015-0666 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2015-0666 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2015-0666?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 25 March 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) before 7.1(1).

**Is there a fix for CVE-2015-0666?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2015-0666 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2015-0666?** Check whether you run Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM). Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) before 7.1(1)

## Timeline

- 2015-04-01: advisory: Cisco Security Advisory published
- 2015-04-03: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2022-03-25: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2022-03-25: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV catalog entry