OS Command Injection in Cisco AsyncOS for Secure Email Gateway and Secure Web Appliance

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU103669

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20184

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of XML configuration files within the web-based management interface. A remote uadministrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco AsyncOS for Secure Email Gateway: - - 16.0

Cisco AsyncOS for Secure Web Appliance: - - 15.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:cisco_systems:cisco_asyncos_for_secure_email_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:cisco_systems:cisco_asyncos_for_secure_email_gateway:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:cisco_systems:cisco_asyncos_for_secure_email_gateway:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:cisco_systems:cisco_asyncos_for_secure_web_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:cisco_systems:cisco_asyncos_for_secure_web_appliance:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:cisco_systems:cisco_asyncos_for_secure_web_appliance:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-sma-wsa-multi-yKUJhS34

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.