OS Command Injection in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2025-20294
Published: August 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114484
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-20294
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco UCS Manager
UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects
UCS 6400 Series Fabric Interconnects
UCS 6500 Series Fabric Interconnects
UCS X-Series Direct Fabric Interconnect 9108 100G
Cisco UCS Manager
UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects
UCS 6400 Series Fabric Interconnects
UCS 6500 Series Fabric Interconnects
UCS X-Series Direct Fabric Interconnect 9108 100G
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the CLI and web-based management interface. A remote 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-20294
Install updates from vendor's website.