7.2

CVE-2025-20184: cisco asyncos Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 05-02-2025Last modified 05-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-20184 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cisco asyncos. EPSS estimates a 0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.86%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of XML configuration files by an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted XML configuration file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject commands to the underlying operating system with root privileges.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.86%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.86% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.86%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco3 products
  • asyncos13.0.0-392 | 13.0.5-007 | 13.5.1-277 | 13.5.4-038 | 14.0.0-698 | 14.2.0-620 | 14.2.1-020 | 14.3.0-032 | 15.0.0-104 | 15.0.1-030 | 15.0.3-002 | 15.5.0-048 | 15.5.1-055 | 15.5.2-018 | 15.5.3-022 | 11.8.0-414 | 11.8.0-429 | 11.8.0-453 | 11.8.1-023 | 11.8.3-018 | 11.8.3-021 | 11.8.4-004 | 12.0.1-268 | 12.0.1-334 | 12.0.2-004 | 12.0.2-012 | 12.0.3-005 | 12.0.3-007 | 12.0.4-002 | 12.0.5-011 | 12.5.1-011 | 12.5.1-043 | 12.5.2-007 | 12.5.2-011 | 12.5.3-002 | 12.5.4-005 | 12.5.4-011 | 12.5.5-004 | 12.5.5-005 | 12.5.5-008 | 12.5.6-008 | 14.0.1-014 | 14.0.1-040 | 14.0.1-053 | 14.0.1-503 | 14.0.2-012 | 14.0.3-014 | 14.0.4-005 | 14.0.5-007 | 14.1.0-032 | 14.1.0-041 | 14.1.0-047 | 14.5.0-498 | 14.5.0-537 | 14.5.0-673 | 14.5.1-008 | 14.5.1-016 | 14.5.1-510 | 14.5.1-607 | 14.5.2-011 | 14.5.3-033 | 15.0.0-322 | 15.0.0-355 | 15.0.1-004 | 15.1.0-287 | 15.2.0-116 | 15.2.0-164 | 15.2.1-011
  • cisco secure email14.0.0-698 | 13.5.1-277 | 13.0.0-392 | 14.2.0-620 | 13.0.5-007 | 13.5.4-038 | 14.2.1-020 | 14.3.0-032 | 15.0.0-104 | 15.0.1-030 | 15.5.0-048 | 15.5.1-055 | 15.5.2-018 | 15.0.3-002 | 15.5.3-022
  • cisco secure web appliance11.8.0-453 | 12.5.3-002 | 12.0.3-007 | 12.0.3-005 | 14.1.0-032 | 14.1.0-047 | 14.1.0-041 | 12.0.4-002 | 14.0.2-012 | 11.8.0-414 | 12.0.1-268 | 11.8.1-023 | 11.8.3-021 | 11.8.3-018 | 12.5.1-011 | 11.8.4-004 | 12.5.2-007 | 12.5.2-011 | 14.5.0-498 | 12.5.4-005 | 12.5.4-011 | 12.0.5-011 | 14.0.3-014 | 12.5.5-004 | 12.5.5-005 | 12.5.5-008 | 14.0.4-005 | 14.5.1-008 | 14.5.1-016 | 15.0.0-355 | 15.0.0-322 | 12.5.6-008 | 15.1.0-287 | 14.5.2-011 | 15.2.0-116 | 14.0.5-007 | 15.2.0-164 | 14.5.1-510 | 12.0.2-012 | 12.0.2-004 | 14.5.1-607 | 14.5.3-033 | 15.0.1-004 | 15.2.1-011 | 14.5.0-673 | 14.5.0-537 | 12.0.1-334 | 14.0.1-503 | 14.0.1-053 | 11.8.0-429 | 14.0.1-040 | 14.0.1-014 | 12.5.1-043

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