CVE-2025-20349
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.004 · 33 %ileDEEUNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands in a restricted container as the root user. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in REST API request parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted API request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary commands that would then be executed in a restricted container with root privileges. 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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.3–8.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (115)
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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-dnac-ci-ZWLQVSwTCisco Catalyst Center REST API Command Injection Vulnerability2025-11-13csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands in a restricted container as the root user. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in REST API request parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted API request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary commands that would then be executed in a restricted container with root privileges. 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.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (4)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-20349cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dnac-ci-ZWLQVSwTcnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dnac-ci-ZWLQVSwTenisa_euvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dnac-ci-ZWLQVSwTVendor Advisorynvd
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