Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU114485

OS Command Injection in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2025-20295

Published: August 28, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU114485

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-2025-20295

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 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

How to mitigate CVE-2025-20295

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cisco UCS Manager - addressed in versions 4.2(3p), 4.3(6c)

External References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucs-multi-cmdinj-E4Ukjyrz

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