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CVE-2025-20119

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.0, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2025-02-26T17:15:22.883

Last Modified

2025-07-31T17:40:38.413

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.0 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(1l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(1m\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(2l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(2o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(3i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(3j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(3n\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(3o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(3r\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(3s\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(4d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(4e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(5d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(5e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(5f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(6i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(7f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(7k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(8d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(9b\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(9f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(9h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(10e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(10f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(10g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	3.2\(41d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.0\(1h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.0\(2c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.0\(3c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.0\(3d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(1a\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(1i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(1j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(1k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(1l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2m\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2s\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2u\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2w\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.1\(2x\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(1g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(1i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(1j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(1l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(2e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(2f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(2g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(3j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(3l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(3n\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(3q\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(4i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(4k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(4o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(4p\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(5k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(5l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(5n\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(6d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(6g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(6h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(6l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(6o\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7q\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7r\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7s\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7t\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7u\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7v\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	4.2\(7w\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.0\(1k\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.0\(1l\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.0\(2e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.0\(2h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.1\(1h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.1\(2e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.1\(3e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.1\(4c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(1g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(2e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(2f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(2g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(2h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(3e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(3f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(3g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(4d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(4e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(4f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(4h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(5c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(5d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(5e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(6e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(6g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(6h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(7f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(7g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(8d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(8e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(8f\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(8g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(8h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.2\(8i\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.3\(1d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.3\(2a\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.3\(2b\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.3\(2c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.3\(2d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	5.3\(2e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(1g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(1j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(2h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(2j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(3d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(3e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(3g\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(4c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(5h\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(5j\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(6c\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(7e\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.0\(8d\)	Yes
Application	cisco	application_policy_infrastructure_controller	6.1\(1f\)	Yes

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apic-multi-vulns-9ummtg5 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.