RCE in Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)
CVE-2025-20294
Multiple vulnerabilities in the CLI and web-based management interface of Cisco UCS Manager Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to perform command injection attacks on an affected system and elevate privileges to root. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input validation of command arguments supplied by the user. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by authenticating to a device and submitting crafted input to the affected commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of the affected device with root-level privileges.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.012 (66.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed) — versions 4.0(1a), 4.1(1d), 4.0(4f)
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-20294?
- CVE-2025-20294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed), classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-08-27.
- How severe is CVE-2025-20294?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-20294 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.