CVE-2025-20186

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of the Wireless LAN Controller feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with a lobby ambassador user account to perform a command injection attack against an affected device.

 This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary Cisco IOS XE Software CLI commands with privilege level 15.

 Note: This vulnerability is exploitable only if the attacker obtains the credentials for a lobby ambassador account. This account is not configured by default.
OS Command Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
8.8 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
ciscoCNA
8.8 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 58%
VendorProductVersion
ciscoios_xe
16.12.4
ciscoios_xe
16.12.4a:a
ciscoios_xe
16.12.5
ciscoios_xe
16.12.6
ciscoios_xe
16.12.6a:a
ciscoios_xe
16.12.7
ciscoios_xe
16.12.8
ciscoios_xe
17.2.2
ciscoios_xe
17.2.3
ciscoios_xe
17.3.1
ciscoios_xe
17.3.1a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.3.2
ciscoios_xe
17.3.2a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.3.3
ciscoios_xe
17.3.4
ciscoios_xe
17.3.4a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.3.4c:c
ciscoios_xe
17.3.5
ciscoios_xe
17.3.5a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.3.5b:b
ciscoios_xe
17.3.6
ciscoios_xe
17.3.7
ciscoios_xe
17.3.8
ciscoios_xe
17.3.8a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.4.1
ciscoios_xe
17.4.1a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.4.1b:b
ciscoios_xe
17.4.2
ciscoios_xe
17.5.1
ciscoios_xe
17.5.1a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.6.1
ciscoios_xe
17.6.1a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.6.1y:y
ciscoios_xe
17.6.2
ciscoios_xe
17.6.3
ciscoios_xe
17.6.3a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.6.4
ciscoios_xe
17.6.5
ciscoios_xe
17.6.5a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.6.6
ciscoios_xe
17.6.6a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.6.7
ciscoios_xe
17.7.1
ciscoios_xe
17.7.1a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.7.2
ciscoios_xe
17.8.1
ciscoios_xe
17.8.1a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.9.1
ciscoios_xe
17.9.1a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.9.2
ciscoios_xe
17.9.2a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.9.3
ciscoios_xe
17.9.3a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.9.4
ciscoios_xe
17.9.4a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.9.5
ciscoios_xe
17.9.5a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.9.5b:b
ciscoios_xe
17.9.5e:e
ciscoios_xe
17.9.5f:f
ciscoios_xe
17.10.1
ciscoios_xe
17.10.1a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.11.1
ciscoios_xe
17.11.1a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.12.1
ciscoios_xe
17.12.1a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.12.2
ciscoios_xe
17.12.3
ciscoios_xe
17.12.3a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.12.4
ciscoios_xe
17.12.4a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.12.4b:b
ciscoios_xe
17.13.1
ciscoios_xe
17.13.1a:a
ciscoios_xe
17.14.1
ciscoios_xe
17.14.1a:a
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= Vulnerable software versions