CVE-2025-20117: A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco APIC could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary com

Routine

MEDIUM 5.1MITIGATE

CVE-2025-20117 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.1) affecting application policy infrastructure controller. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco APIC could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafte

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.1 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 92%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-77
Published	2025-02-26
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Cisco Systems, Inc. · Vendor: cisco

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-02-26 17:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:40 UTCUpdated Record last modified

cisco application policy infrastructure controller MITIGATE

Affected: 3.2\(1l\) · 3.2\(1m\) · 3.2\(2l\) · 3.2\(2o\) · 3.2\(3i\) · 3.2\(3j\) · 3.2\(3n\) · 3.2\(3o\)

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy application-policy-infrastructure-controller || rpm -q application-policy-infrastructure-controller || application-policy-infrastructure-controller --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-20117?

application policy infrastructure controller: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-20117 being exploited?

CVE-2025-20117 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-20117 affect?

CVE-2025-20117 affects application policy infrastructure controller. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.1). A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco APIC could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have

How urgent is CVE-2025-20117?

Priority 20/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

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