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CVE-2025-20218

Cisco Secure Firepower Management Center Software XPATH Injection Vulnerability

Published: Aug 14, 2025Updated: Aug 25, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-643
NVD MITRE
4.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to retrieve sensitive information from an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve sensitive information from the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:NA: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:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-643

Affected Products

Cisco Firepower Management CenterCisco Systems Inc.
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
Cisco Firepower Management CenterCisco
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
secure firewall management centercisco
Network Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
cisco systems inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.

Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20218
cve.org
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-xpathinj-COrThdMb
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 14, 2025
Last Updated
Aug 25, 2025

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