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CVE-2025-20188 Public exploit Critical · 10.0 EPSS 27.5%

A vulnerability in the Out-of-Band Access Point (AP) Image Download, the Clean Air Spectral Recording, and the client…

Cisco · Cisco IOS XE Software

Summary

A hard-coded JSON Web Token in Cisco IOS XE Software for Wireless LAN Controllers affects the Out-of-Band Access Point (AP) Image Download, Clean Air Spectral Recording, and client debug bundles features. An unauthenticated remote attacker who sends crafted HTTPS requests to the AP file upload interface can upload arbitrary files, perform path traversal, and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges, with no user interaction required.

Official description · CVE.org

A vulnerability in the Out-of-Band Access Point (AP) Image Download, the Clean Air Spectral Recording, and the client debug bundles features of Cisco IOS XE Software for Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to the presence of a hard-coded JSON Web Token (JWT) on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTPS requests to the AP file upload interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload files, perform path traversal, and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Breakdown
68.0 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in VulnCheck KEV
Reports
0
Tactics
0/15

First seen exploited 34 days after disclosure.

  1. Disclosedday 0
  2. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+34 days

techniques

No techniques linked

No ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.

What security researchers reported

Not named in any threat report yet

Also mentioned in 3 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

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