Vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Apic)

CVE-2025-20119

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…

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.000 (12.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20119?
CVE-2025-20119 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Apic), classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2025-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2025-20119?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.