CVE-2025-20117 | BDVDB-2026-268285 Detail
CiscoCisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
Description#
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.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
References#
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.