CVE-2025-20308 | Cisco Spaces Connector Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Cisco Spaces Connector could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions during the execution of specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the Cisco Spaces Connector CLI as the spacesadmin user and executing a specific command with crafted parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges from the spacesadmin user and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root.

Published: 2025-07-02 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-20308 is rated Low Risk (26.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.17%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-20308

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 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.17% +0.10%
2 2026-04-28 0.02% 0.07% +0.05%
3 2025-07-03 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-20308

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 0.8 5.2 [email protected]
6.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 0.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-20308

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-20308

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco spaces_connector 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco spaces_connector 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:jan_2023:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco spaces_connector 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:jan_2024:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco spaces_connector 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:jan_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco spaces_connector 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:july_2024:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco spaces_connector 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:may_2023:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco spaces_connector 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:may_2024:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco spaces_connector 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:sep_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-20308

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