CVE-2025-20210 Cisco Catalyst Center Unprotected API Endpoint
Unauthenticated attackers can read and modify proxy settings in Cisco Catalyst Center, potentially intercepting or disrupting outbound traffic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20210?
CVE-2025-20210 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center), published on 7 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the management API of Cisco Catalyst Center, formerly Cisco DNA Center, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read and modify the outgoing proxy configuration settings. This vulnerability is due to the lack of authentication in an API endpoint. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a request to the affected API of a Catalyst Center device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view or modify the outgoing proxy configuration, which could disrupt internet traffic from Cisco Catalyst Center or may allow the attacker to intercept outbound internet traffic.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20210?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Catalyst Center.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20210?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20210 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-20210 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20210 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)
- CVE-2021-1264 Cisco DNA Center Command Runner Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-20055 Cisco DNA Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-1265 Cisco DNA Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-20191 Cisco Catalyst Center Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-20350 Cisco Catalyst Center Static SSH Host Key Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4f7p-398v-2rw7.