CVE-2025-20261 - Vulnerability Details

A vulnerability in the SSH connection handling of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) for Cisco UCS B-Series, UCS C-Series, UCS S-Series, and UCS X-Series Servers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access internal services with elevated privileges.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on access to internal services. An attacker with a valid user account could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted syntax when connecting to the Cisco IMC of an affected device through SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access internal services with elevated privileges, which may allow unauthorized modifications to the system, including the possibility of creating new administrator accounts on the affected device.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00174.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cisco

Cisco Unified Computing System (Managed)

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.0(1a)`	affected	—
`3.2(3n)`	affected	—
`4.1(1a)`	affected	—
`4.1(1b)`	affected	—
`4.0(4h)`	affected	—
`4.1(1c)`	affected	—
`3.2(3k)`	affected	—
`3.2(2c)`	affected	—
`4.0(4e)`	affected	—
`4.0(4g)`	affected	—
`3.2(3i)`	affected	—
`4.0(2e)`	affected	—
`3.2(3g)`	affected	—
`4.0(4a)`	affected	—
`4.0(2d)`	affected	—
`3.2(2d)`	affected	—
`4.0(1b)`	affected	—
`4.0(4f)`	affected	—
`3.2(3h)`	affected	—
`3.2(2f)`	affected	—
`4.0(4c)`	affected	—
`3.2(3a)`	affected	—
`4.0(1c)`	affected	—
`3.2(3d)`	affected	—
`3.2(2b)`	affected	—
`4.0(4b)`	affected	—
`3.2(2e)`	affected	—
`4.0(2b)`	affected	—
`4.0(4d)`	affected	—
`3.2(1d)`	affected	—
`3.2(3e)`	affected	—
`3.2(3l)`	affected	—
`3.2(3b)`	affected	—
`4.0(2a)`	affected	—
`3.2(3j)`	affected	—
`4.0(1d)`	affected	—
`3.2(3o)`	affected	—
`4.0(4i)`	affected	—
`4.1(1d)`	affected	—
`4.1(2a)`	affected	—
`4.1(1e)`	affected	—
`3.2(3p)`	affected	—
`4.1(2b)`	affected	—
`4.0(4k)`	affected	—
`4.1(3a)`	affected	—
`4.1(3b)`	affected	—
`4.1(2c)`	affected	—
`4.0(4l)`	affected	—
`4.1(4a)`	affected	—
`4.1(3c)`	affected	—
`4.1(3d)`	affected	—
`4.2(1c)`	affected	—
`4.2(1d)`	affected	—
`4.0(4m)`	affected	—
`4.1(3e)`	affected	—
`4.2(1f)`	affected	—
`4.1(3f)`	affected	—
`4.2(1i)`	affected	—
`4.2(1k)`	affected	—
`4.0(4n)`	affected	—
`4.1(3h)`	affected	—
`4.2(1l)`	affected	—
`4.2(1m)`	affected	—
`4.1(3i)`	affected	—
`4.2(2a)`	affected	—
`4.2(1n)`	affected	—
`4.1(3j)`	affected	—
`4.2(2c)`	affected	—
`4.2(2d)`	affected	—
`4.2(3b)`	affected	—
`4.1(3k)`	affected	—
`4.0(4o)`	affected	—
`4.2(2e)`	affected	—
`4.2(3d)`	affected	—
`4.2(3e)`	affected	—
`4.2(3g)`	affected	—
`4.1(3l)`	affected	—
`4.3(2b)`	affected	—
`4.2(3h)`	affected	—
`4.2(3i)`	affected	—
`4.3(2c)`	affected	—
`4.1(3m)`	affected	—
`4.3(2e)`	affected	—
`4.3(3a)`	affected	—
`4.2(3j)`	affected	—
`4.3(3c)`	affected	—
`4.3(4a)`	affected	—
`4.3(4b)`	affected	—
`4.3(2f)`	affected	—
`4.1(3n)`	affected	—

Cisco

Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone)

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.0(2g)`	affected	—
`3.1(2i)`	affected	—
`3.1(1d)`	affected	—
`4.0(4i)`	affected	—
`4.1(1c)`	affected	—
`4.0(2c)`	affected	—
`4.0(1e)`	affected	—
`4.0(2h)`	affected	—
`4.0(4h)`	affected	—
`4.0(1h)`	affected	—
`4.0(2l)`	affected	—
`3.1(3g)`	affected	—
`4.0(1.240)`	affected	—
`4.0(2f)`	affected	—
`4.0(1g)`	affected	—
`4.0(2i)`	affected	—
`3.1(3i)`	affected	—
`4.0(4d)`	affected	—
`4.1(1d)`	affected	—
`3.1(3c)`	affected	—
`4.0(4k)`	affected	—
`3.1(2d)`	affected	—
`3.1(3a)`	affected	—
`3.1(3j)`	affected	—
`4.0(2d)`	affected	—
`4.1(1f)`	affected	—
`4.0(4j)`	affected	—
`4.0(2m)`	affected	—
`4.0(2k)`	affected	—
`4.0(1c)`	affected	—
`4.0(4f)`	affected	—
`4.0(4c)`	affected	—
`3.1(3d)`	affected	—
`3.1(2g)`	affected	—
`3.1(2c)`	affected	—
`4.0(1d)`	affected	—
`3.1(2e)`	affected	—
`4.0(1a)`	affected	—
`4.0(1b)`	affected	—
`3.1(3b)`	affected	—
`4.0(4b)`	affected	—
`3.1(2b)`	affected	—
`4.0(4e)`	affected	—
`3.1(3h)`	affected	—
`4.0(4l)`	affected	—
`4.1(1g)`	affected	—
`4.1(2a)`	affected	—
`4.0(2n)`	affected	—
`4.1(1h)`	affected	—
`3.1(3k)`	affected	—
`4.1(2b)`	affected	—
`4.0(2o)`	affected	—
`4.0(4m)`	affected	—
`4.1(2d)`	affected	—
`4.1(3b)`	affected	—
`4.0(2p)`	affected	—
`4.1(2e)`	affected	—
`4.1(2f)`	affected	—
`4.0(4n)`	affected	—
`4.0(2q)`	affected	—
`4.1(3c)`	affected	—
`4.0(2r)`	affected	—
`4.1(3d)`	affected	—
`4.1(2g)`	affected	—
`4.1(2h)`	affected	—
`4.1(3g)`	affected	—
`4.1(3f)`	affected	—
`4.1(2j)`	affected	—
`4.1(2k)`	affected	—
`4.1(3h)`	affected	—
`4.2(2a)`	affected	—
`4.1(3i)`	affected	—
`4.1(3l)`	affected	—
`4.2(1e)`	affected	—
`4.2(1b)`	affected	—
`4.2(1j)`	affected	—
`4.2(1i)`	affected	—
`4.2(1f)`	affected	—
`4.2(1a)`	affected	—
`4.2(1c)`	affected	—
`4.2(1g)`	affected	—
`4.1(2l)`	affected	—
`4.1(3m)`	affected	—
`4.1(2m)`	affected	—
`4.1(3n)`	affected	—

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-16890	A vulnerability in the SSH connection handling of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) for Cisco UCS B-Series, UCS C-Series, UCS S-Series, and UCS X-Series Servers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access internal services with elevated privileges. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on access to internal services. An attacker with a valid user account could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted syntax when connecting to the Cisco IMC of an affected device through SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access internal services with elevated privileges, which may allow unauthorized modifications to the system, including the possibility of creating new administrator accounts on the affected device.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucs-ssh-priv-esc-2mZDtdjM

History

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A vulnerability in the SSH connection handling of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) for Cisco UCS B-Series, UCS C-Series, UCS S-Series, and UCS X-Series Servers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access internal services with elevated privileges. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on access to internal services. An attacker with a valid user account could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted syntax when connecting to the Cisco IMC of an affected device through SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access internal services with elevated privileges, which may allow unauthorized modifications to the system, including the possibility of creating new administrator accounts on the affected device.
Title		Cisco Integrated Management Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-923
References		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucs-ssh-priv-esc-2mZDtdjM
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2025-06-04T16:17:54.028Z

Updated: 2025-06-05T03:55:25.213Z

Reserved: 2024-10-10T19:15:13.243Z

Link: CVE-2025-20261

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-04T18:13:11.950Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-06-04T17:15:26.827

Modified: 2025-06-05T20:12:23.777

Link: CVE-2025-20261

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-923

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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