CVE-2025-20119 – Cisco APIC Local File Overwrite Vulnerability (DoS)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-20119 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution
of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may
impact the vulnerability’s severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified
    by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 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.
    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

    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.

  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added Reference https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apic-multi-vulns-9ummtg5
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