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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-20292

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute a command injection attack on the underlying operating system of an affec

Published Aug 27, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 27, 2025 · Cisco Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-20292. EPSS is 3.17%. Act only if a listed version of Cisco Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
3.17%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Cisco Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(7g)

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute a command injection attack on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid user credentials on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering crafted input as the argument of an affected CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read and write files on the underlying operating system with the p

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  • vendor Cisco Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(7g)15.2(7g)

How to fix CVE-2025-20292

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-20292. EPSS is 3.17%. Act only if a listed version of Cisco Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Cisco Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 15.2(7g) 15.2(7g). Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 3.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Cisco security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 27, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute a command injection attack on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid user credentials on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this

  2. Aug 27, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute a command injection attack on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid user credentials on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-20292

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-20292

    30-day exploitation probability 3.17%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-27689

    A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute a command injection attack on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid user credentials on the affe

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026