CVE-2025-20119
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Authenticated Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability in the system file permission handling of Cisco APIC could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite critical system files, which could cause a DoS condition. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to a race condition with handling system files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by doing specific operations on the file system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite system files, which could lead to the device being in an inconsistent state and cause a DoS condition.
Weakness: CWE-362
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) | Network & Security Management | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported products (1)
- Cisco · Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
Vendor advisory
cisco-sa-apic-multi-vulns-9ummtg5
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Vulnerabilities
Cisco’s rating: Medium (advisory CVSS 6.0) · Published Feb 26, 2025
Bug IDs: CSCwk18862 , CSCwk18863 , CSCwk18864 , CSCwk18865
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