Evidence used
- No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
- EPSS is 0.27% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2025-20346High confidence
Cisco Catalyst Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Cisco · Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)
Official source article: Cisco CISCO-SA-PRIVESC-CATC-RYJREELU ↗. Check the applicable product and release in the original source.
4.3MediumCVSS 3.1
Scheduled
Fix not verifiedMedium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.
R
Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityMedium→Operational priority:Medium, unchanged from published severity.unchanged
Compensating controls
- Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
- Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs Cisco Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center) and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Recheck the vendor advisory before scheduling a change because no verified fixed version is currently retained.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.
Fix not verified01
What, why and how
A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid read-only user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system and modifying certain policy configurations. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify policy configurations that are reserved for the Administrator role. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer.
What
A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid read-only user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system and modifying certain policy configurations. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify policy configurations that are reserved for the Administrator role. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer.
Why
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
What
A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid read-only user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system and modifying certain policy configurations. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify policy configurations that are reserved for the Administrator role. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer.
Why
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
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Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation No confirmed evidence
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material None recorded
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.
- Likely attack path
- a network path → Improper Privilege Management → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
- Attack surface
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low: a basic authenticated account is required
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
- Security boundary
- Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
- Weakness
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CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness. - CWE-269 ↗
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
- CVSS vector
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CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NCommon Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ILowIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.- Post-exploitation / living off the land
- Stolen credentials, tokens and legitimate administration functions may provide continued access without deploying a large custom toolset.
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Patch and workaround
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
- Status
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Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change. - Fix not verified
- Affected
- Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center): 2.1.1.0, 2.1.1.3, 2.1.2.0, 2.1.2.3, 2.1.2.5, 2.2.1.0, 2.1.2.6, 2.2.2.0, 2.2.2.3, 2.1.2.7, 2.2.1.3, 2.2.3.0, 2.2.2.4, 2.2.2.5, 2.2.3.3, 2.2.2.7, 2.2.2.6, 2.2.2.8, 2.2.3.4, 2.3.2.1, 2.3.2.1-AIRGAP, 2.3.2.1-AIRGAP-CA, 2.2.3.5, 2.3.3.3, 2.3.3.1-AIRGAP, 2.3.3.1, 2.3.2.3, 2.3.3.3-AIRGAP, 2.2.2.9, 2.3.3.0-AIRGAP, 2.3.3.4, 2.3.3.4-AIRGAP, 2.3.3.4-AIRGAP-MDNAC, 2.3.3.5, 2.3.3.5-AIRGAP, 2.3.4.0-AIRGAP, 2.3.4.3, 2.3.4.3-AIRGAP, 2.3.3.6, 2.3.3.6-AIRGAP, 2.3.3.6-AIRGAP-MDNAC, 2.3.5.0-AIRGAP-MDNAC, VA Launchpad 1.0.3, VA Launchpad 1.0.4, 2.3.3.7, 2.3.3.7-AIRGAP, 2.3.3.7-AIRGAP-MDNAC, 2.3.6.0, 2.3.3.6-70045-HF1, VA Launchpad 1.2.1, 2.3.3.7-72328-AIRGAP, 2.3.3.7-72323, 2.3.3.7-72328-MDNAC, 2.3.5.3, 2.3.5.3-AIRGAP-MDNAC, 2.3.5.3-AIRGAP, 2.3.6.0-AIRGAP, VA Launchpad 1.3.0, VA Launchpad 1.5.0, 2.3.7.0, 2.3.7.0-AIRGAP, 2.3.7.0-AIRGAP-MDNAC, 2.3.7.0-VA, 2.3.5.4-AIRGAP, 2.3.5.4-AIRGAP-MDNAC, VA Launchpad 1.6.0, 2.3.7.3, 2.3.7.3-AIRGAP, 2.3.7.3-AIRGAP-MDNAC, VA Launchpad 1.7.0, 2.3.5.5-AIRGAP, 2.3.5.5, 2.3.5.5-AIRGAP-MDNAC, 2.3.7.4, 2.3.7.4-AIRGAP, 2.3.7.5-AIRGAP, VA Launchpad 1.9.0, 2.3.5.6-AIRGAP, 2.3.5.6-AIRGAP-MDNAC, 1.0.0.0, Cisco CCGM 1.0.0.0, 2.3.7.6-AIRGAP, 2.3.7.6, 2.3.7.6-VA, 2.3.5.5-70026-HF70, 2.3.5.5-70026-HF51, 2.3.5.6-70143-HF20, 2.3.7.6-AIRGAP-MDNAC, 2.3.5.5-70026-HF53, 2.3.5.5-70026-HF71, 2.3.7.7, 2.3.7.7-VA, 2.3.7.7-AIRGAP, 2.3.7.7-AIRGAP-MDNAC, 2.3.7.9-VA, 2.3.7.9, 2.3.7.9-AIRGAP, 2.3.7.9-AIRGAP-MDNAC, Cisco CCGM 1.1.1, 2.3.7.9-70301-GSMU10, 2.3.7.9-70301-SMU1, 2.3.7.9-75403-SMU10, 2.3.7.9-75403-GSMU10, Cisco CCGM 1.2.1, 2.3.5.3-EULA, 2.3.7.9.75403.10-VA, 0.0.0.0, 1.16.54
- Fixed
- No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
- Action
- No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
- Workaround
- No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance
Published 13 Nov 2025 · Last source change 26 Feb 2026, 16:57 UTC · CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-175337
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD enriched
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Material change intelligence
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
- CVE
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
- CVSS
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
- EPSS
- Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
- CWE
- Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
- CNA
- CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
- CISA ADP
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
- NVD
- National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
- CERT / CSIRT
- A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
- PoC
- Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
- CSAF
- Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
- LoTL
- Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.