CVE-2025-20293

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 10 %ileDEEUNLRUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.20% (10th) EPSS
CVSS 5.3 · medium
Is it mine?
136 products
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Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the Day One setup process of Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers for Cloud (9800-CL) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the public-key infrastructure (PKI) server that is running on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to incomplete cleanup upon completion of the Day One setup process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to request a certificate from the virtual wireless controller and then use the acquired certificate to join an attacker-controlled device to the virtual wireless controller.

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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.

5.3
010

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

v3.15.3mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4
v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · NCSC-NL NL
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
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ssvc

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

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-459USCWE-459USCWE-459US
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affected products (136)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 136
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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • NCSC-2025-0297Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Cisco IOS en Cisco IOS XE SoftwareNL2025-09-25csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Cisco heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Cisco IOS en Cisco IOS XE Software.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-2128Cisco IOS XE: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-09-24csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Cisco IOS XE ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.

  • cisco-sa-9800cl-openscep-SB4xtxzPCisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller for Cloud Unauthenticated Access to Certificate Enrollment Service Vulnerability2025-09-24csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the Day One setup process of Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers for Cloud (9800-CL) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the public-key infrastructure (PKI) server that is running on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to incomplete cleanup upon completion of the Day One setup process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to request a certificate from the virtual wireless controller and then use the acquired certificate to join an attacker-controlled device to the virtual wireless controller. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is part of the September 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: September 2025 Semiannual Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-75296"].

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisco_csafncsc_nlNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2025-09-24modified 2026-06-17
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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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