CVE-2025-20186: A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of the Wireless LAN Controller feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated,...
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-20186
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 8.8
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Affected Products
Vendor: Cisco
Product: Cisco IOS XE Software
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.41% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 60.57% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-06-03 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20186https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-webui-cmdinj-gVn3OKNC