CVE-2025-20184

Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Secure Web Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability

Published Feb 5, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator credentials.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of XML configuration files by an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted XML configuration file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject commands to the underlying operating system with root privileges.

Affected Products

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 Secure Email

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`14.0.0-698`	affected	—
`13.5.1-277`	affected	—
`13.0.0-392`	affected	—
`14.2.0-620`	affected	—
`13.0.5-007`	affected	—
`13.5.4-038`	affected	—
`14.2.1-020`	affected	—
`14.3.0-032`	affected	—
`15.0.0-104`	affected	—
`15.0.1-030`	affected	—
`15.5.0-048`	affected	—
`15.5.1-055`	affected	—
`15.5.2-018`	affected	—
`15.0.3-002`	affected	—
`15.5.3-022`	affected	—

Cisco

Cisco Secure Web Appliance

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`11.8.0-453`	affected	—
`12.5.3-002`	affected	—
`12.0.3-007`	affected	—
`12.0.3-005`	affected	—
`14.1.0-032`	affected	—
`14.1.0-047`	affected	—
`14.1.0-041`	affected	—
`12.0.4-002`	affected	—
`14.0.2-012`	affected	—
`11.8.0-414`	affected	—
`12.0.1-268`	affected	—
`11.8.1-023`	affected	—
`11.8.3-021`	affected	—
`11.8.3-018`	affected	—
`12.5.1-011`	affected	—
`11.8.4-004`	affected	—
`12.5.2-007`	affected	—
`12.5.2-011`	affected	—
`14.5.0-498`	affected	—
`12.5.4-005`	affected	—
`12.5.4-011`	affected	—
`12.0.5-011`	affected	—
`14.0.3-014`	affected	—
`12.5.5-004`	affected	—
`12.5.5-005`	affected	—
`12.5.5-008`	affected	—
`14.0.4-005`	affected	—
`14.5.1-008`	affected	—
`14.5.1-016`	affected	—
`15.0.0-355`	affected	—
`15.0.0-322`	affected	—
`12.5.6-008`	affected	—
`15.1.0-287`	affected	—
`14.5.2-011`	affected	—
`15.2.0-116`	affected	—
`14.0.5-007`	affected	—
`15.2.0-164`	affected	—
`14.5.1-510`	affected	—
`12.0.2-012`	affected	—
`12.0.2-004`	affected	—
`14.5.1-607`	affected	—
`14.5.3-033`	affected	—
`15.0.1-004`	affected	—
`15.2.1-011`	affected	—
`14.5.0-673`	affected	—
`14.5.0-537`	affected	—
`12.0.1-334`	affected	—
`14.0.1-503`	affected	—
`14.0.1-053`	affected	—
`11.8.0-429`	affected	—
`14.0.1-040`	affected	—
`14.0.1-014`	affected	—
`12.5.1-043`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:13.0.0-392:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:13.0.5-007:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:13.5.1-277:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:13.5.4-038:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.0-698:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.2.0-620:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.2.1-020:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.3.0-032:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.0.0-104:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.0.1-030:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.0.3-002:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.5.0-048:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.5.1-055:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.5.2-018:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.5.3-022:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_email_gateway_virtual_appliance_c100v:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_email_gateway_virtual_appliance_c300v:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_email_gateway_virtual_appliance_c600v:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_gateway_c195:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_gateway_c395:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_gateway_c695:-:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.0-414:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.0-429:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.0-453:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.1-023:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.3-018:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.3-021:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.4-004:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.1-268:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.1-334:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.2-004:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.2-012:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.3-005:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.3-007:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.4-002:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.5-011:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.1-011:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.1-043:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.2-007:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.2-011:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.3-002:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.4-005:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.4-011:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.5-004:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.5-005:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.5-008:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.6-008:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.1-014:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.1-040:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.1-053:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.1-503:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.2-012:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.3-014:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.4-005:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.5-007:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.1.0-032:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.1.0-041:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.1.0-047:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.0-498:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.0-537:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.0-673:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.1-008:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.1-016:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.1-510:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.1-607:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.2-011:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.3-033:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.0.0-322:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.0.0-355:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.0.1-004:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.1.0-287:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.2.0-116:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.2.0-164:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.2.1-011:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_web_appliance_virtual_s1000v:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_web_appliance_virtual_s100v:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_web_appliance_virtual_s300v:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_web_appliance_virtual_s600v:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_web_appliance_s196:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_web_appliance_s396:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_web_appliance_s696:-:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-2172	A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of XML configuration files by an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted XML configuration file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject commands to the underlying operating system with root privileges.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.875% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-sma-wsa-multi-yKUJhS34

History

Aug 8, 2025 5:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Cisco Cisco asyncos Cisco secure Email Gateway C195 Cisco secure Email Gateway C395 Cisco secure Email Gateway C695 Cisco secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C100v Cisco secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C300v Cisco secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C600v Cisco secure Web Appliance S196 Cisco secure Web Appliance S396 Cisco secure Web Appliance S696 Cisco secure Web Appliance Virtual S1000v Cisco secure Web Appliance Virtual S100v Cisco secure Web Appliance Virtual S300v Cisco secure Web Appliance Virtual S600v
Weaknesses		CWE-77
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_email_gateway_virtual_appliance_c100v:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_email_gateway_virtual_appliance_c300v:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_email_gateway_virtual_appliance_c600v:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_web_appliance_virtual_s1000v:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_web_appliance_virtual_s100v:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_web_appliance_virtual_s300v:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_web_appliance_virtual_s600v:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_gateway_c195:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_gateway_c395:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_gateway_c695:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_web_appliance_s196:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_web_appliance_s396:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_web_appliance_s696:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.0-414:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.0-429:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.0-453:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.1-023:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.3-018:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.3-021:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:11.8.4-004:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.1-268:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.1-334:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.2-004:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.2-012:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.3-005:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.3-007:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.4-002:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.0.5-011:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.1-011:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.1-043:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.2-007:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.2-011:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.3-002:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.4-005:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.4-011:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.5-004:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.5-005:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.5-008:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:12.5.6-008:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:13.0.0-392:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:13.0.5-007:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:13.5.1-277:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:13.5.4-038:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.0-698:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.1-014:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.1-040:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.1-053:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.1-503:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.2-012:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.3-014:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.4-005:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.0.5-007:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.1.0-032:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.1.0-041:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.1.0-047:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.2.0-620:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.2.1-020:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.3.0-032:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.0-498:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.0-537:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.0-673:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.1-008:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.1-016:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.1-510:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.1-607:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.2-011:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:14.5.3-033:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.0.0-104:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.0.0-322:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.0.0-355:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.0.1-004:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.0.1-030:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.0.3-002:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.1.0-287:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.2.0-116:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.2.0-164:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.2.1-011:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.5.0-048:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.5.1-055:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.5.2-018:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:15.5.3-022:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Cisco Cisco asyncos Cisco secure Email Gateway C195 Cisco secure Email Gateway C395 Cisco secure Email Gateway C695 Cisco secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C100v Cisco secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C300v Cisco secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C600v Cisco secure Web Appliance S196 Cisco secure Web Appliance S396 Cisco secure Web Appliance S696 Cisco secure Web Appliance Virtual S1000v Cisco secure Web Appliance Virtual S100v Cisco secure Web Appliance Virtual S300v Cisco secure Web Appliance Virtual S600v

Jul 16, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00106}`	epss `{'score': 0.00138}`

Feb 5, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Feb 5, 2025 4:30 PM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of XML configuration files by an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted XML configuration file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject commands to the underlying operating system with root privileges.
Title		Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Secure Web Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-20
References		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-sma-wsa-multi-yKUJhS34
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}`

Subscriptions

Cisco Asyncos Secure Email Gateway C195 Secure Email Gateway C395 Secure Email Gateway C695 Secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C100v Secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C300v Secure Email Gateway Virtual Appliance C600v Secure Web Appliance S196 Secure Web Appliance S396 Secure Web Appliance S696 Secure Web Appliance Virtual S1000v Secure Web Appliance Virtual S100v Secure Web Appliance Virtual S300v Secure Web Appliance Virtual S600v

Weaknesses