CVE-2025-20186

HIGH

Cisco IOS XE - Authenticated OS Command Injection via Web-Based Management Interface

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of the Wireless LAN Controller feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with a lobby ambassador user account to perform a command injection attack against an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary Cisco IOS XE Software CLI commands with privilege level 15. Note: This vulnerability is exploitable only if the attacker obtains the credentials for a lobby ambassador account. This account is not configured by default.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0120
EPSS Percentile 79.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (50)
cisco/ios_xe 16.12.4
cisco/ios_xe 16.12.4a
cisco/ios_xe 16.12.5
cisco/ios_xe 16.12.6
cisco/ios_xe 16.12.6a
cisco/ios_xe 16.12.7
cisco/ios_xe 16.12.8
cisco/ios_xe 17.2.2
cisco/ios_xe 17.2.3
cisco/ios_xe 17.3.1
... and 40 more
Published May 07, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026