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CVE-2025-20187

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.25%

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CVE-2025-20187 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability in the application data endpoints of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of requests to APIs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an API within the affected system. EPSS estimates a 1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability in the application data endpoints of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of requests to APIs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an API within the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks and write files to an arbitrary location on the affected system.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability
1.25%

65.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager17.2.4
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager17.2.5
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager17.2.6
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager17.2.7
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager17.2.8
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager17.2.9
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager17.2.10
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.2.0
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.3.0
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.3.1
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.3.1.1
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.3.3
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.3.3.1
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.3.4
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.3.5
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.3.6
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.3.6.1
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.3.7
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.3.8
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.4.0
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.4.0.1
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.4.1
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.4.3
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.4.4
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.4.5
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.4.6
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.4.302
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.4.303
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager18.4.501_es
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.0.0
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.0.1a
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.1.0
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.0
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.1
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.2
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.3
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.4
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.4.0.1
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.4.0.8
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.4.0.9
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.31
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.32
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.097
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.098
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.099
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.2.929
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager19.3.0
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager20.1.1
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager20.1.1.1
CiscoCatalyst Sd-Wan Manager20.1.2

Showing 50 of 106 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.

References

Timeline

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Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-20187?
A vulnerability in the application data endpoints of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of requests to APIs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an API within the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks and write files to an arbitrary location on the affected system.
How severe is CVE-2025-20187?
CVE-2025-20187 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20187?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST