CVE-2025-20223 Missing authorization in Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)
An authenticated remote attacker can read and modify internal service data in Cisco Catalyst Center due to insufficient access control enforcement.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20223?
CVE-2025-20223 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center), published on 7 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center, formerly Cisco DNA Center, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read and modify data in a repository that belongs to an internal service of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient enforcement of access control on HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read and modify data that is handled by an internal service on the affected device.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20223?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Catalyst Center.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20223?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20223 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-2025-20223 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20223 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-7fcv-r33w-mf96.