CVE-2025-20292 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-20292: Cisco NXOS Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco NX-OS Software
Weakness CWE-78
Published August 27, 2025
Last update August 27, 2025

CVSS base score

4.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute a command injection attack on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid user credentials on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering crafted input as the argument of an affected CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read and write files on the underlying operating system with the privileges of a non-root user account. File system access is limited to the permissions that are granted to that non-root user account.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 27, 2025 CVE published
August 27, 2025 Record updated