CVE-2025-20188

criticalpriority · track · 10OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.275 · 98 %ileDEEUNLRUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
27.5% (98th) EPSS
CVSS 10 · critical
Is it mine?
92 products
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Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

A vulnerability in the Out-of-Band Access Point (AP) Image Download, the Clean Air Spectral Recording, and the client debug bundles features of Cisco IOS XE Software for Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to the presence of a hard-coded JSON Web Token (JWT) on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTPS requests to the AP file upload interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload files, perform path traversal, and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

10.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.110criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.110criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.110criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6
v3.110criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.110criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL
v3.110criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-798USCWE-798USCWE-798US
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affected products (92)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • NCSC-2025-0146Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Cisco IOS XE SoftwareNL2025-05-08csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Cisco heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Cisco IOS XE Software.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-0971Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-05-07csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controllern ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, beliebige Nutzerkonten zu löschen oder einen Denial of Service zu verursachen.

  • cisco-sa-wlc-file-uplpd-rHZG9UfCCisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability2025-05-07csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the Out-of-Band Access Point (AP) Image Download, the Clean Air Spectral Recording, and the client debug bundles features of Cisco IOS XE Software for Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to the presence of a hard-coded JSON Web Token (JWT) on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTPS requests to the AP file upload interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload files, perform path traversal, and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is part of the May 2025 release of the Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: May 2025 Semiannual Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-75279"].

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also known as (4)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisco_csafncsc_nlNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2025-05-07modified 2026-06-17
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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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