# CVE-2025-20349: A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-20349-a-vulnerability-in-the-rest-api-of-cisco-catalyst-center-could  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-11-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-20349 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.3 · Published 2025-11-13

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.

Technologies: [Cisco Catalyst Center](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/catalyst-center). Vendors: [Cisco](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/cisco).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-20349 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-20349 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-20349?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.3, published 13 November 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Cisco Catalyst Center. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-20349?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-20349?** Check whether you run Cisco Catalyst Center. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Cisco Catalyst Center

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