CVE-2025-20117

What it is

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco APIC could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted input as the argument of an affected CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with the privileges of root.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with an admin-level account. High risk of data tampering.

Exploit odds

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2025-02-26 17:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 08:40 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2025-02-26 17:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 08:40 UTC

Exploit probability

0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-77 · Command injection

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 3.2\(1l\)
• Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 3.2\(1m\)
• Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 3.2\(2l\)
• Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 3.2\(2o\)
• Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 3.2\(3i\)
• Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 3.2\(3j\)
• Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 3.2\(3n\)
• Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 3.2\(3o\)

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.1

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

High

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

None