Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an attacker to spoof a trusted host or construct a man-in-the-middle attack to extract sensitive information or alter certain API requests.
These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient certificate validation when establishing HTTPS requests with the affected device.
For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1277
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dcnm-cert-check-BdZZV9T3