CVE-2025-20346
Cisco Catalyst Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid read-only user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system and modifying certain policy configurations. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify policy configurations that are reserved for the Administrator role. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer.
Weakness: CWE-269
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Category | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center) | Network & Security Management | cna-assigner |
Vendor-reported products (1)
- Cisco · Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)
Vendor advisory
cisco-sa-privesc-catc-rYjReeLU
Cisco Catalyst Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Cisco’s rating: Medium (advisory CVSS 4.3) · Published Nov 13, 2025
Bug ID: CSCwo05088
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