CVE-2026-5944

An improper access control vulnerability exists in the Cisco Intersight Device Connector for Nutanix Prism Central. The service exposes an API passthrough endpoint on TCP port 7373 that is accessible within the network scope of the deployment environment without authentication. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to the exposed endpoint to enumerate cluster metadata, including virtual machine information and cluster configuration details. While the API primarily supports read-only operations, it also allows certain cluster maintenance workflows to be invoked. Although this vulnerability does not allow persistent modification of system configurations or access to credentials or sensitive user data, successful exploitation may result in disruption of active workloads, leading to loss of service availability within the affected environment.

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 8.5 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

8.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 7.8

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://download.nutanix.com/alerts/Security_Advisory_0046.pdf
https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/list?type=software&filterKey=software&filterVal=Prism
https://www.nutanix.com/support

Configurations

No configuration.

History

28 Apr 2026, 14:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-28 14:16

Updated : 2026-04-28 20:23

NVD link : CVE-2026-5944

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5944

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5944

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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