A vulnerability in the cluster service manager of Cisco HyperFlex Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute commands as the root user. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the cluster service manager and injecting commands into the bound process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to run commands on the affected host as the root user. This vulnerability affects Cisco HyperFlex Software releases prior to 3.5(2a).
Use CWE-78, Cisco vendor hub and Hyperflex Hx Data Platform product page to widen CVE-2018-15380 into its surrounding weakness, vendor, and product context.
Compare it with CVE-2021-1498, CVE-2021-1497 and CVE-2019-1958 for nearby disclosures in the same product family. Additional editorial context is available in The Weekly Cybersecurity Brief: January 30th, 2026.