OS Command Injection in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2025-20186
Published: May 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108832
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20186
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco IOS XE
Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst 9100X Series Access Points
Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Catalyst 9800 Embedded Wireless Controller
Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controllers for Cloud
Wi-Fi 6 pluggable module for Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Routers
Cisco IOS XE
Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst 9100X Series Access Points
Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Catalyst 9800 Embedded Wireless Controller
Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controllers for Cloud
Wi-Fi 6 pluggable module for Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Routers
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the web-based management interface. A remote user 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-20186
Install updates from vendor's website.