CVE-2025-20349 Cisco DNA Center API Command Injection Vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands as root in a restricted container via crafted API requests in Cisco DNA Center.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20349?
CVE-2025-20349 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center), published on 13 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands in a restricted container as the root user. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in REST API request parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted API request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary commands that would then be executed in a restricted container with root privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20349?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Catalyst Center.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20349?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20349 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2025-20349 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20349 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-wmwj-gg73-vv5m.