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CVE-2025-20184

Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Secure Web Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability

Published: Feb 5, 2025Updated: Aug 8, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 45.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of XML configuration files by an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted XML configuration file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject commands to the underlying operating system with root privileges.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20CWE-77

Affected Products

Cisco Systems Inc.
commercial·USaka cisco, cisco systems
AsyncOS
Networking Infrastructure
Cisco Secure Email
Networking Infrastructure
Cisco Secure Web Appliance
Networking Infrastructure
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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-sma-wsa-multi-yKUJhS34
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

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