CVE-2025-20346
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 21 %ileDEEUNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid read-only user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system and modifying certain policy configurations. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify policy configurations that are reserved for the Administrator role. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Catalyst Centercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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ssvc
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affected products (114)
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advisories (3)
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- NCSC-2025-0365Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Cisco Catalyst CenterNL2025-11-14csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Cisco heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Cisco Catalyst Center.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2601Cisco Catalyst Center: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-11-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Cisco Catalyst ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, beliebigen Code mit Root-Rechten auszuführen und Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen.
- cisco-sa-privesc-catc-rYjReeLUCisco Catalyst Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability2025-11-13csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid read-only user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system and modifying certain policy configurations. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify policy configurations that are reserved for the Administrator role. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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references (4)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-20346cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-privesc-catc-rYjReeLUcnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-privesc-catc-rYjReeLUenisa_euvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-privesc-catc-rYjReeLUVendor Advisorynvd
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