Authenticated container-root command execution via REST parameters
Published Nov 13, 2025 · Updated Nov 13, 2025
Command injection in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center 2.3.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute commands as container root. REST API request handling insufficiently validates user-supplied parameter values before incorporating them into operating-system commands executed inside a restricted container. An Observer-role account is sufficient; successful exploitation grants root privileges only within that container, with bounded confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center 2.3.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute commands as container root. REST API request handling insufficiently validates user-supplied parameter values before incorporating them into operating-system commands executed inside a restricted container. An Observer-role account is sufficient; successful exploitation grants root privileges only within that container, with bounded confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-20349
- Published
- Nov 13, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 13, 2025
- Vendor
- ClamAV
- Product
- Cisco Catalyst Center
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0.0.0.0
- Affected versionversion=1.0.0.0
- Affected versionversion=1.4.0.0
- Affected versionversion=2.1.1.0
- Affected versionversion=2.1.1.3
- Affected versionversion=2.1.2.0
- Affected versionversion=2.1.2.3
- Affected versionversion=2.1.2.4
- Affected versionversion=2.1.2.5
- Affected versionversion=2.1.2.6
- Affected versionversion=2.1.2.7
- Affected versionversion=2.1.2.8
- Affected versionversion=2.2.1.0
- Affected versionversion=2.2.1.3
- Affected versionversion=2.2.2.0
- Affected versionversion=2.2.2.1
- Affected versionversion=2.2.2.3
- Affected versionversion=2.2.2.4
- Affected versionversion=2.2.2.5
- Affected versionversion=2.2.2.6
- Affected versionversion=2.2.2.7
- Affected versionversion=2.2.2.8
- Affected versionversion=2.2.2.9
- Affected versionversion=2.2.3.0
- Affected versionversion=2.2.3.3
- Affected versionversion=2.2.3.4
- Affected versionversion=2.2.3.5
- Affected versionversion=2.2.3.6
- Affected versionversion=2.3.2.1
- Affected versionversion=2.3.2.1-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.2.1-AIRGAP-CA
- Affected versionversion=2.3.2.3
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.0
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.0-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.1
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.1-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.3
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.3-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.3-AIRGAP-CA
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.4
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.4-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.4-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.4-HF1
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.5
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.5-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.6
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.6-70045-HF1
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.6-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.6-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.7
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.7-72323
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.7-72328-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.7-72328-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.7-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.3.7-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.4.0
- Affected versionversion=2.3.4.0-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.4.3
- Affected versionversion=2.3.4.3-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.0
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.0-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.0-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.3
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.3-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.3-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.3-EULA
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.4
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.4-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.4-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.5
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.5-70026-HF51
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.5-70026-HF52
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.5-70026-HF53
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.5-70026-HF70
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.5-70026-HF71
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.5-70026-HF72
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.5-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.5-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.6
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.6-70143-HF20
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.6-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.5.6-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.6.0
- Affected versionversion=2.3.6.0-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.0
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.0-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.0-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.0-VA
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.3
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.3-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.3-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.4
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.4-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.4-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.5-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.5-VA
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.6
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.6-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.6-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.6-VA
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.7
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.7-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.7-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.7-VA
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.9
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.9-70301-SMU1
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.9-AIRGAP
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.9-AIRGAP-MDNAC
- Affected versionversion=2.3.7.9-VA
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