CVE-2025-20188
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software
CRITICAL 10.0
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 27.49 % · percentile 98 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- cisco
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
A vulnerability in the Out-of-Band Access Point (AP) Image Download, the Clean Air Spectral Recording, and the client debug bundles features of Cisco IOS XE Software for Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to the presence of a hard-coded JSON Web Token (JWT) on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTPS requests to the AP file upload interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload files, perform path traversal, and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | cisco |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · psirt@cisco.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-13907
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-20188
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0378 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Cisco · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.11.99sw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Cisco · Cisco IOS XE Software | affected 17.11.1 ; affected 17.12.1 ; affected 17.12.2 ; affected 17.12.3 ; affected 17.13.1 ; affected 17.14.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |