CVE-2025-20184
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.
Published:Feb 5, 2025
Last Modified:Aug 8, 2025
EPS:Feb 5, 2025
EPSS Score:0.0016
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Asyncos
Cisco
Asyncos
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Email Gateway C195
Cisco
Secure Email Gateway C195
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Email Gateway C395
Cisco
Secure Email Gateway C395
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Email Gateway C695
Cisco
Secure Email Gateway C695
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C100v
Cisco
Secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C100v
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C300v
Cisco
Secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C300v
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C600v
Cisco
Secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C600v
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Web Appliance S196
Cisco
Secure Web Appliance S196
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Web Appliance S396
Cisco
Secure Web Appliance S396
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Web Appliance S696
Cisco
Secure Web Appliance S696
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Web Appliance Virtual S1000v
Cisco
Secure Web Appliance Virtual S1000v
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Web Appliance Virtual S100v
Cisco
Secure Web Appliance Virtual S100v
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Web Appliance Virtual S300v
Cisco
Secure Web Appliance Virtual S300v
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Secure Web Appliance Virtual S600v
Cisco
Secure Web Appliance Virtual S600v
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
