CVE-2025-20349
MediumCVSS 6.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk28th percentile - higher than 28% of all known CVEs
Summary
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 is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in REST API request parameters. The attacker must have valid credentials for an account with at least the Observer role.
Risk Assessment
A low-privileged attacker can execute commands as root inside a container, potentially leading to further escalation and system compromise. It only requires an Observer-role account, increasing the risk of insider exploitation.
Recommendation
Apply the patches provided by Cisco for Cisco Catalyst Center. Limit the number of Observer-role accounts and monitor for unusual REST API requests.
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Original NVD description (English source)
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.
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