CVE-2025-20349
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Publication date: 2025-11-13
Last updated on: 2025-11-19
Assigner: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | catalyst_center | to 2.3.7.10 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-78 | The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center and allows an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges inside a restricted container. It occurs because the REST API does not properly validate user-supplied input in request parameters. An attacker with valid credentials of at least Observer role can send a specially crafted API request to inject and execute commands.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges in a restricted container on the affected device. This could lead to unauthorized control over the device, potential data compromise, disruption of services, or further attacks within the network.