CVE-2025-20349
published 2025-11-13CVE-2025-20349: A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands in a restricted container…
PriorityP267high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.35%
27.7th percentile
A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands in a restricted container as the root user.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in REST API request parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted API request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary commands that would then be executed in a restricted container with root privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer.
Affected
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Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- →Monitor for crafted REST API requests to Cisco Catalyst Center with anomalous or shell-metacharacter-containing parameters, indicative of command injection attempts in REST API request parameters. ↗
- →Alert on REST API calls authenticated with Observer-role (minimum privilege) credentials that contain unexpected command injection payloads in request parameters, as exploitation only requires Observer-level access. ↗
- →Investigate any unexpected process execution or shell commands originating from within a restricted container running as root on Cisco Catalyst Center, as successful exploitation results in arbitrary command execution in that context. ↗
- ·The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in REST API request parameters; no specific vulnerable endpoint or parameter name is disclosed in the advisory. ↗
- ·No workarounds are available; the only remediation is applying Cisco-released software updates. ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Cisco
Cisco Catalyst Center REST API Command Injection Vulnerability
vendor_cisco·2025-11-13·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2025-20349 [MEDIUM] CWE-78 Cisco Catalyst Center REST API Command Injection Vulnerability
Cisco Catalyst Center REST API Command Injection Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands in a restricted container as the root user.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in REST API request parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted API request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary commands that would then be executed in a restricted container with root privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. T
Cisco
Cisco Catalyst Center REST API Command Injection Vulnerability
vendor_cisco·CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-20349 Cisco Catalyst Center REST API Command Injection Vulnerability
CVE-2025-20349: Cisco Catalyst Center REST API Command Injection Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands in a restricted container as the root user. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in REST API request parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted API request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary commands that would then be executed in a restricted container with root privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer . Cisco has released software updates that address this vu
GHSA
GHSA-wmwj-gg73-vv5m: A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands in a restricted c
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-11-13
CVE-2025-20349 [MEDIUM] CWE-78 GHSA-wmwj-gg73-vv5m: A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands in a restricted c
A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands in a restricted container as the root user.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in REST API request parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted API request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary commands that would then be executed in a restricted container with root privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2025-11-13
Published