Arbitrary file overwrite via crafted CLI arguments
Published Aug 27, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
OS command injection in Cisco UCS Manager Software allows local users to read, create, or overwrite arbitrary files through its CLI. The affected CLI command fails to validate crafted arguments before using them in an operating-system command, permitting arbitrary file-path access. Valid administrative credentials and local CLI access are required; exploitation can expose or alter any file, including system files, with no reported availability impact.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in Cisco UCS Manager Software allows local users to read, create, or overwrite arbitrary files through its CLI. The affected CLI command fails to validate crafted arguments before using them in an operating-system command, permitting arbitrary file-path access. Valid administrative credentials and local CLI access are required; exploitation can expose or alter any file, including system files, with no reported availability impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-20295
- Published
- Aug 27, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- ClamAV
- Product
- Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1565.001, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=3.2(1d)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(2b)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(2c)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(2d)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(2e)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(2f)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(3a)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(3b)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(3d)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(3e)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(3g)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(3h)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(3i)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(3j)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(3k)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(3l)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(3n)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(3o)
- Affected versionversion=3.2(3p)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(1a)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(1b)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(1c)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(1d)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(2a)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(2b)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(2d)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(2e)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4a)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4b)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4c)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4d)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4e)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4f)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4g)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4h)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4i)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4k)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4l)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4m)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4n)
- Affected versionversion=4.0(4o)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(1a)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(1b)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(1c)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(1d)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(1e)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(2a)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(2b)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(2c)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(3a)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(3b)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(3c)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(3d)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(3e)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(3f)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(3h)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(3i)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(3j)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(3k)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(3l)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(3m)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(3n)
- Affected versionversion=4.1(4a)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1c)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1d)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1f)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1i)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1k)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1l)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1m)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1n)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(2a)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(2c)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(2d)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(2e)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(3b)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(3d)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(3e)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(3g)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(3h)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(3i)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(3j)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(3k)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(3l)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(3m)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(3n)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(3o)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(2b)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(2c)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(2e)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(2f)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(3a)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(3c)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(4a)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(4b)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(4c)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(4d)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(4e)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(4f)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(5a)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(5c)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(5d)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(5e)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(6a)
- Affected versionversion=4.3(6b)
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