CVE-2025-20308

Cisco Spaces Connector Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Jul 2, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco Spaces Connector could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions during the execution of specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the Cisco Spaces Connector CLI as the spacesadmin user and executing a specific command with crafted parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges from the spacesadmin user and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-19738 A vulnerability in Cisco Spaces Connector could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions during the execution of specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the Cisco Spaces Connector CLI as the spacesadmin user and executing a specific command with crafted parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges from the spacesadmin user and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:jan_2023:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:jan_2024:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:jan_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:july_2024:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:may_2023:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:may_2024:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:sep_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability in Cisco Spaces Connector could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions during the execution of specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the Cisco Spaces Connector CLI as the spacesadmin user and executing a specific command with crafted parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges from the spacesadmin user and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root.
Title Cisco Spaces Connector Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 6:27 PM
Reserved
Oct 10, 2024, 7:15 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 2, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:41 AM