CVE-2025-20188
A vulnerability in the Out-of-Band Access Point (AP) Image Download, the Clean Air Spectral Recording, and the client debug bundles features of...
Basic Information
- CVE State
- PUBLISHED
- Reserved Date
- October 10, 2024
- Published Date
- May 07, 2025
- Last Updated
- June 06, 2025
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- Cisco IOS XE Software
- Description
- A vulnerability in the Out-of-Band Access Point (AP) Image Download, the Clean Air Spectral Recording, and the client debug bundles features of Cisco IOS XE Software for Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to the presence of a hard-coded JSON Web Token (JWT) on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTPS requests to the AP file upload interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload files, perform path traversal, and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
- Tags
- Exploitation
- poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical Impact
- total
- Exploited in the Wild
- Yes (2025-10-08 20:09:20 UTC) Source
nuclei_scanner
CVSS Scores
CVSS v3.1
10.0 - CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC Information
Exploit Status
Known Exploited Vulnerability Information
| Source | Added Date |
|---|---|
| The Shadowserver (via CIRCL) | 2025-10-08 20:09:20 UTC |
Scanner Integrations
| Scanner | URL | Date Detected |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-20188.yaml | 2026-06-01 15:34:40 UTC |
Timeline
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CVE ID Reserved
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CVE Published to Public
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Added to KEVIntel
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Detected by Nuclei