🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2025-20186

HIGH 8.8
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-78
Vendor cisco
Product cisco ios xe software
Ecosystems
Industries
NetworkingTelecommunications
Published May 7, 2025
Last Updated Feb 26, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Cisco / Cisco IOS XE Software
16.12.8 16.12.4 16.12.4a 16.12.5 16.12.6 16.12.6a 16.12.7 17.2.2 17.2.3 17.3.1 17.3.2 17.3.3 17.3.1a 17.3.2a 17.3.4 17.3.5 17.3.4a 17.3.6 17.3.4c 17.3.5a 17.3.5b 17.3.7 17.3.8 17.3.8a 17.4.1 17.4.2 17.4.1a 17.4.1b 17.5.1 17.5.1a 17.6.1 17.6.2 17.6.1a 17.6.3 17.6.1y 17.6.3a 17.6.4 17.6.5 17.6.6 17.6.6a 17.6.5a 17.6.7 17.7.1 17.7.1a 17.7.2 17.10.1 17.10.1a 17.8.1 17.8.1a 17.9.1 17.9.2 17.9.1a 17.9.3 17.9.2a 17.9.3a 17.9.4 17.9.5 17.9.4a 17.9.5a 17.9.5b 17.9.5e 17.9.5f 17.11.1 17.11.1a 17.12.1 17.12.1a 17.12.2 17.12.3 17.12.4 17.12.3a 17.12.4a 17.12.4b 17.13.1 17.13.1a 17.14.1 17.14.1a

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-webui-cmdinj-gVn3OKNC