CVE-2025-20119
high-risk
Published 2025-02-26
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 valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to a race condition with handling system files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by doing specific operations on the file system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite system files, which could lead to the device being in an inconsistent state and cause a DoS condition.
Do I need to act?
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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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6
CVSS 6.0/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (1)
52
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
32/34 · Critical