CVE-2025-20393 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cisco is aware of a potential vulnerability.  Cisco is currently investigating and will update these details as appropriate as more information becomes available.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

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.

No EPSS score available.

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sma-attack-N9bf4

History

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Cisco is aware of a potential vulnerability.  Cisco is currently investigating and will update these details as appropriate as more information becomes available.
Title		Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-20
References		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sma-attack-N9bf4
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2025-12-17T16:47:13.128Z

Updated: 2025-12-17T17:01:31.765Z

Reserved: 2024-10-10T19:15:13.266Z

Link: CVE-2025-20393

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-17T17:15:48.523

Modified: 2025-12-17T17:15:48.523

Link: CVE-2025-20393

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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