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CVE-2025-20265

CRITICAL
10.0CVSS
Published: 2025-08-14
Updated: 2025-08-16
AI Analysis

Description

A vulnerability in the RADIUS subsystem implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary shell commands that are executed by the device.  This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper handling of user input during the authentication phase. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input when entering credentials that will be authenticated at the configured RADIUS server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands at a high privilege level. Note: For this vulnerability to be exploited, Cisco Secure FMC Software must be configured for RADIUS authentication for the web-based management interface, SSH management, or both.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
changed
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-74

Metadata

Primary Vendor
CISCO
Published
8/14/2025
Last Modified
8/16/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

cisco : secure_firewall_management_centercisco : secure_firewall_management_center

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