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CVE-2025-20265

CRITICAL
10.0
CVSS 3.1
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2025-20265
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Reserved
2024-10-10 19:15 UTC
Published
2025-08-14 16:30 UTC
Last updated
2026-02-26 17:48 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-74
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used b…
Vendor / Product
Cisco / Cisco Firepower Management Center
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

10.0 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Tech. Impact
total
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 7.0.7, 7.7.0
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-74 cna Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
10.0 CRITICAL 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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