CVE-2025-20118 | Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Authenticated Command Injection Due to Sensitive Disclosure Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the implementation of the internal system processes of Cisco APIC could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access sensitive information on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient masking of sensitive information that is displayed through system CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using reconnaissance techniques at the device CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information on an affected device that could be used for additional attacks.

Published: 2025-02-26 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-20118 is rated Low Risk (24.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-20118

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-20 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2025-02-27 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-20118

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 0.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-20118

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-20118

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(1l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(1l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(1m\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(1m\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(2l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(2l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(2o\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(2o\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(3i\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(3i\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(3j\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(3j\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(3n\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(3n\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(3o\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(3o\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(3r\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(3r\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(3s\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(3s\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(4d\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(4d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(4e\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(4e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(5d\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(5d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(5e\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(5e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(5f\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(5f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(6i\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(6i\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(7f\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(7f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(7k\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(7k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(8d\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(8d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(9b\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(9b\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(9f\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(9f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(9h\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(9h\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(10e\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(10e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(10f\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(10f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(10g\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(10g\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(41d\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(41d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.0\(1h\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.0\(1h\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.0\(2c\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.0\(2c\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.0\(3c\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.0\(3c\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.0\(3d\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.0\(3d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(1a\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(1a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(1i\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(1i\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(1j\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(1j\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(1k\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(1k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(1l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(1l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2g\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2g\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2m\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2m\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2o\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2o\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2s\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2s\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2u\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2u\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2w\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2w\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2x\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2x\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(1g\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(1g\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(1i\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(1i\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(1j\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(1j\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(1l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(1l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(2e\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(2e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(2f\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(2f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(2g\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(2g\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(3j\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(3j\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(3l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(3l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(3n\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(3n\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(3q\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(3q\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(4i\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(4i\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(4k\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(4k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(4o\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(4o\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(4p\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(4p\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(5k\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(5k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(5l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(5l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(5n\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(5n\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(6d\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(6d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(6g\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(6g\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(6h\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(6h\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(6l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(6l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(6o\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(6o\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7f\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7q\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7q\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7r\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7r\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7s\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7s\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7t\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7t\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7u\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7u\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7v\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7v\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7w\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7w\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 5.0\(1k\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.0\(1k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 5.0\(1l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.0\(1l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 5.0\(2e\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.0\(2e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 5.0\(2h\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.0\(2h\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 5.1\(1h\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.1\(1h\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 5.1\(2e\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.1\(2e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-20118

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