OS Command Injection in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller - CVE-2025-20117
Published: February 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105067
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20117
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the CLI. A local administrator 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.
Affected software
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
How to mitigate CVE-2025-20117
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller - addressed in versions 16.0(8e), 16.0(8f)