CVE-2025-20292

Non-root file read and write via CLI injection

Published Aug 27, 2025 · Updated Aug 27, 2025

Command injection in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software allows local users with valid credentials to read and write non-root-accessible files. An affected CLI command passes a crafted argument toward the underlying operating system without sufficiently validating command-significant input. Exploitation requires authenticated device access, and file access remains bounded by the permissions of a non-root account.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability3.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software allows local users with valid credentials to read and write non-root-accessible files. An affected CLI command passes a crafted argument toward the underlying operating system without sufficiently validating command-significant input. Exploitation requires authenticated device access, and file access remains bounded by the permissions of a non-root account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20292
Published
Aug 27, 2025
Updated
Aug 27, 2025
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.0(1a)
  2. Affected versionversion=4.0(1b)
  3. Affected versionversion=4.0(1c)
  4. Affected versionversion=4.0(1d)
  5. Affected versionversion=4.0(2a)
  6. Affected versionversion=4.0(2b)
  7. Affected versionversion=4.0(2d)
  8. Affected versionversion=4.0(2e)
  9. Affected versionversion=4.0(4a)
  10. Affected versionversion=4.0(4b)
  11. Affected versionversion=4.0(4c)
  12. Affected versionversion=4.0(4d)
  13. Affected versionversion=4.0(4e)
  14. Affected versionversion=4.0(4f)
  15. Affected versionversion=4.0(4g)
  16. Affected versionversion=4.0(4h)
  17. Affected versionversion=4.0(4i)
  18. Affected versionversion=4.0(4k)
  19. Affected versionversion=4.0(4l)
  20. Affected versionversion=4.0(4m)
  21. Affected versionversion=4.0(4n)
  22. Affected versionversion=4.0(4o)
  23. Affected versionversion=4.1(1a)
  24. Affected versionversion=4.1(1b)
  25. Affected versionversion=4.1(1c)
  26. Affected versionversion=4.1(1d)
  27. Affected versionversion=4.1(1e)
  28. Affected versionversion=4.1(2a)
  29. Affected versionversion=4.1(2b)
  30. Affected versionversion=4.1(2c)
  31. Affected versionversion=4.1(3a)
  32. Affected versionversion=4.1(3b)
  33. Affected versionversion=4.1(3c)
  34. Affected versionversion=4.1(3d)
  35. Affected versionversion=4.1(3e)
  36. Affected versionversion=4.1(3f)
  37. Affected versionversion=4.1(3h)
  38. Affected versionversion=4.1(3i)
  39. Affected versionversion=4.1(3j)
  40. Affected versionversion=4.1(3k)
  41. Affected versionversion=4.1(3l)
  42. Affected versionversion=4.1(3m)
  43. Affected versionversion=4.1(3n)
  44. Affected versionversion=4.1(4a)
  45. Affected versionversion=4.2(1c)
  46. Affected versionversion=4.2(1d)
  47. Affected versionversion=4.2(1f)
  48. Affected versionversion=4.2(1i)
  49. Affected versionversion=4.2(1k)
  50. Affected versionversion=4.2(1l)
  51. Affected versionversion=4.2(1m)
  52. Affected versionversion=4.2(1n)
  53. Affected versionversion=4.2(2a)
  54. Affected versionversion=4.2(2c)
  55. Affected versionversion=4.2(2d)
  56. Affected versionversion=4.2(2e)
  57. Affected versionversion=4.2(3b)
  58. Affected versionversion=4.2(3d)
  59. Affected versionversion=4.2(3e)
  60. Affected versionversion=4.2(3g)
  61. Affected versionversion=4.2(3h)
  62. Affected versionversion=4.2(3i)
  63. Affected versionversion=4.2(3j)
  64. Affected versionversion=4.2(3k)
  65. Affected versionversion=4.2(3l)
  66. Affected versionversion=4.2(3m)
  67. Affected versionversion=4.2(3n)
  68. Affected versionversion=4.2(3o)
  69. Affected versionversion=4.3(2b)
  70. Affected versionversion=4.3(2c)
  71. Affected versionversion=4.3(2e)
  72. Affected versionversion=4.3(2f)
  73. Affected versionversion=4.3(3a)
  74. Affected versionversion=4.3(3c)
  75. Affected versionversion=4.3(4a)
  76. Affected versionversion=4.3(4b)
  77. Affected versionversion=4.3(4c)
  78. Affected versionversion=4.3(4d)
  79. Affected versionversion=4.3(4e)
  80. Affected versionversion=4.3(4f)
  81. Affected versionversion=4.3(5a)
  82. Affected versionversion=4.3(5c)
  83. Affected versionversion=4.3(5d)
  84. Affected versionversion=4.3(5e)

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)version=4.0(1a); version=4.0(1b); version=4.0(1c); version=4.0(1d); version=4.0(2a); version=4.0(2b); version=4.0(2d); version=4.0(2e); version=4.0(4a); version=4.0(4b); version=4.0(4c); version=4.0(4d); version=4.0(4e); version=4.0(4f); version=4.0(4g); version=4.0(4h); version=4.0(4i); version=4.0(4k); version=4.0(4l); version=4.0(4m); version=4.0(4n); version=4.0(4o); version=4.1(1a); version=4.1(1b); version=4.1(1c); version=4.1(1d); version=4.1(1e); version=4.1(2a); version=4.1(2b); version=4.1(2c); version=4.1(3a); version=4.1(3b); version=4.1(3c); version=4.1(3d); version=4.1(3e); version=4.1(3f); version=4.1(3h); version=4.1(3i); version=4.1(3j); version=4.1(3k); version=4.1(3l); version=4.1(3m); version=4.1(3n); version=4.1(4a); version=4.2(1c); version=4.2(1d); version=4.2(1f); version=4.2(1i); version=4.2(1k); version=4.2(1l); version=4.2(1m); version=4.2(1n); version=4.2(2a); version=4.2(2c); version=4.2(2d); version=4.2(2e); version=4.2(3b); version=4.2(3d); version=4.2(3e); version=4.2(3g); version=4.2(3h); version=4.2(3i); version=4.2(3j); version=4.2(3k); version=4.2(3l); version=4.2(3m); version=4.2(3n); version=4.2(3o); version=4.3(2b); version=4.3(2c); version=4.3(2e); version=4.3(2f); version=4.3(3a); version=4.3(3c); version=4.3(4a); version=4.3(4b); version=4.3(4c); version=4.3(4d); version=4.3(4e); version=4.3(4f); version=4.3(5a); version=4.3(5c); version=4.3(5d); version=4.3(5e)
ClamAV · Cisco NX-OS Softwareversion=10.1(1); version=10.1(2); version=10.1(2t); version=10.2(1); version=10.2(1q); version=10.2(2); version=10.2(2a); version=10.2(3); version=10.2(3t); version=10.2(3v); version=10.2(4); version=10.2(5); version=10.2(6); version=10.2(7); version=10.2(8); version=10.3(1); version=10.3(2); version=10.3(3); version=10.3(3o); version=10.3(3p); version=10.3(3q); version=10.3(3r); version=10.3(3w); version=10.3(3x); version=10.3(4); version=10.3(4a); version=10.3(4g); version=10.3(4h); version=10.3(5); version=10.3(6); version=10.3(99w); version=10.3(99x); version=10.4(1); version=10.4(2); version=10.4(3); version=10.4(4); version=10.4(4g); version=10.5(1); version=10.5(2); version=5.2(1)SV5(1.1); version=5.2(1)SV5(1.2); version=5.2(1)SV5(1.3); version=5.2(1)SV5(1.3a); version=5.2(1)SV5(1.3b); version=5.2(1)SV5(1.3c); version=6.0(2)A8(1); version=6.0(2)A8(10); version=6.0(2)A8(10a); version=6.0(2)A8(11); version=6.0(2)A8(11a); version=6.0(2)A8(11b); version=6.0(2)A8(2); version=6.0(2)A8(3); version=6.0(2)A8(4); version=6.0(2)A8(4a); version=6.0(2)A8(5); version=6.0(2)A8(6); version=6.0(2)A8(7); version=6.0(2)A8(7a); version=6.0(2)A8(7b); version=6.0(2)A8(8); version=6.0(2)A8(9); version=7.0(3)F3(1); version=7.0(3)F3(2); version=7.0(3)F3(3); version=7.0(3)F3(3a); version=7.0(3)F3(3c); version=7.0(3)F3(4); version=7.0(3)F3(5); version=7.0(3)I4(1); version=7.0(3)I4(1t); version=7.0(3)I4(2); version=7.0(3)I4(3); version=7.0(3)I4(4); version=7.0(3)I4(5); version=7.0(3)I4(6); version=7.0(3)I4(6t); version=7.0(3)I4(7); version=7.0(3)I4(8); version=7.0(3)I4(8a); version=7.0(3)I4(8b); version=7.0(3)I4(8z); version=7.0(3)I4(9); version=7.0(3)I5(1); version=7.0(3)I5(2); version=7.0(3)I5(3); version=7.0(3)I5(3a); version=7.0(3)I5(3b); version=7.0(3)I6(1); version=7.0(3)I6(2); version=7.0(3)I7(1); version=7.0(3)I7(10); version=7.0(3)I7(2); version=7.0(3)I7(3); version=7.0(3)I7(3z); version=7.0(3)I7(4); version=7.0(3)I7(5); version=7.0(3)I7(5a); version=7.0(3)I7(6); version=7.0(3)I7(6z); version=7.0(3)I7(7); version=7.0(3)I7(8); version=7.0(3)I7(9); version=7.0(3)I7(9w); version=7.0(3)IA7(1); version=7.0(3)IA7(2); version=7.0(3)IC4(4); version=7.0(3)IM7(2); version=7.3(0)D1(1); version=7.3(0)DX(1); version=7.3(0)N1(1); version=7.3(0)N1(1a); version=7.3(0)N1(1b); version=7.3(10)N1(1); version=7.3(11)N1(1); version=7.3(11)N1(1a); version=7.3(12)N1(1); version=7.3(13)N1(1); version=7.3(14)N1(1); version=7.3(15)N1(1); version=7.3(1)D1(1); version=7.3(1)N1(1); version=7.3(2)D1(1); version=7.3(2)D1(1d); version=7.3(2)D1(2); version=7.3(2)D1(3); version=7.3(2)D1(3a); version=7.3(2)N1(1); version=7.3(2)N1(1b); version=7.3(2)N1(1c); version=7.3(3)D1(1); version=7.3(3)N1(1); version=7.3(4)D1(1); version=7.3(4)N1(1); version=7.3(4)N1(1a); version=7.3(5)D1(1); version=7.3(5)N1(1); version=7.3(6)D1(1); version=7.3(6)N1(1); version=7.3(6)N1(1a); version=7.3(7)D1(1); version=7.3(7)N1(1); version=7.3(7)N1(1a); version=7.3(7)N1(1b); version=7.3(8)D1(1); version=7.3(8)N1(1); version=7.3(8)N1(1a); version=7.3(8)N1(1b); version=7.3(9)D1(1); version=7.3(9)N1(1); version=8.1(1); version=8.1(1a); version=8.1(1b); version=8.1(2); version=8.1(2a); version=8.2(1); version=8.2(10); version=8.2(11); version=8.2(2); version=8.2(3); version=8.2(4); version=8.2(5); version=8.2(6); version=8.2(7); version=8.2(7a); version=8.2(8); version=8.2(9); version=8.3(1); version=8.3(2); version=8.4(1); version=8.4(10); version=8.4(1a); version=8.4(2); version=8.4(2a); version=8.4(2b); version=8.4(2c); version=8.4(2d); version=8.4(2e); version=8.4(2f); version=8.4(3); version=8.4(4); version=8.4(4a); version=8.4(5); version=8.4(6); version=8.4(6a); version=8.4(7); version=8.4(8); version=8.4(9); version=8.5(1); version=9.2(1); version=9.2(1a); version=9.2(2); version=9.2(2t); version=9.2(2v); version=9.2(3); version=9.2(3y); version=9.2(4); version=9.3(1); version=9.3(10); version=9.3(11); version=9.3(12); version=9.3(13); version=9.3(14); version=9.3(1z); version=9.3(2); version=9.3(2a); version=9.3(3); version=9.3(4); version=9.3(5); version=9.3(5w); version=9.3(6); version=9.3(7); version=9.3(7a); version=9.3(7k); version=9.3(8); version=9.3(9); version=9.4(1); version=9.4(1a); version=9.4(2); version=9.4(2a); version=9.4(3); version=9.4(3a)
ClamAV · Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Modeversion=13.2(10e); version=13.2(10f); version=13.2(10g); version=13.2(1l); version=13.2(1m); version=13.2(2l); version=13.2(2o); version=13.2(3i); version=13.2(3j); version=13.2(3n); version=13.2(3o); version=13.2(3r); version=13.2(3s); version=13.2(41d); version=13.2(4d); version=13.2(4e); version=13.2(5d); version=13.2(5e); version=13.2(5f); version=13.2(6i); version=13.2(7f); version=13.2(7k); version=13.2(8d); version=13.2(9b); version=13.2(9f); version=13.2(9h); version=14.0(1h); version=14.0(2c); version=14.0(3c); version=14.0(3d); version=14.1(1i); version=14.1(1j); version=14.1(1k); version=14.1(1l); version=14.1(2g); version=14.1(2m); version=14.1(2o); version=14.1(2s); version=14.1(2u); version=14.1(2w); version=14.1(2x); version=14.2(1i); version=14.2(1j); version=14.2(1l); version=14.2(2e); version=14.2(2f); version=14.2(2g); version=14.2(3j); version=14.2(3l); version=14.2(3n); version=14.2(3q); version=14.2(4i); version=14.2(4k); version=14.2(4o); version=14.2(4p); version=14.2(5k); version=14.2(5l); version=14.2(5n); version=14.2(6d); version=14.2(6g); version=14.2(6h); version=14.2(6l); version=14.2(6o); version=14.2(7f); version=14.2(7l); version=14.2(7q); version=14.2(7r); version=14.2(7s); version=14.2(7t); version=14.2(7u); version=14.2(7v); version=14.2(7w); version=15.0(1k); version=15.0(1l); version=15.0(2e); version=15.0(2h); version=15.1(1h); version=15.1(2e); version=15.1(3e); version=15.1(4c); version=15.2(1g); version=15.2(2e); version=15.2(2f); version=15.2(2g); version=15.2(2h); version=15.2(3e); version=15.2(3f); version=15.2(3g); version=15.2(4d); version=15.2(4e); version=15.2(4f); version=15.2(5c); version=15.2(5d); version=15.2(5e); version=15.2(6e); version=15.2(6g); version=15.2(6h); version=15.2(7f); version=15.2(7g); version=15.2(8d); version=15.2(8e); version=15.2(8f); version=15.2(8g); version=15.2(8h); version=15.2(8i); version=15.3(1d); version=15.3(2a); version=15.3(2b); version=15.3(2c); version=15.3(2d); version=15.3(2e); version=15.3(2f); version=16.0(1g); version=16.0(1j); version=16.0(2h); version=16.0(2j); version=16.0(3d); version=16.0(3e); version=16.0(3g); version=16.0(4c); version=16.0(5h); version=16.0(5j); version=16.0(6c); version=16.0(6h); version=16.0(7e); version=16.0(8e); version=16.0(8f); version=16.0(8h); version=16.0(9c); version=16.0(9d); version=16.1(1f); version=16.1(2f); version=16.1(2g); version=16.1(3f); version=16.1(3g)

Published CVSS scores

4.4CiscoCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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