CVE-2025-20118 Information disclosure in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
An authenticated local attacker with admin credentials can access sensitive information via CLI commands in Cisco APIC, potentially aiding further attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20118?
CVE-2025-20118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC), published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the implementation of the internal system processes of Cisco APIC could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access sensitive information on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient masking of sensitive information that is displayed through system CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using reconnaissance techniques at the device CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information on an affected device that could be used for additional attacks.
Weakness: CWE-212
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20118?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20118?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-20118 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20118 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
- CVE-2021-1393 Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-1396 Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-1577 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-20011 Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
- CVE-2021-1578 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hgqp-f75h-6p8r.