CVE-2025-20117
Feb. 26, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
5.1
Medium
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco APIC could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted input as the argument of an affected CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of root.
Product(s) Impacted
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Cisco APIC |
|
Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-77
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: HIGH
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: LOW
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Timeline
Published: Feb. 26, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Feb. 26, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Feb. 26, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
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More infoSource
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