CVE-2025-20346

Cisco Catalyst Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Nov 13, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid read-only user credentials.

This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system and modifying certain policy configurations. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify policy configurations that are reserved for the Administrator role. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer.

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 Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.1.1.0`	affected	—
`2.1.1.3`	affected	—
`2.1.2.0`	affected	—
`2.1.2.3`	affected	—
`2.1.2.5`	affected	—
`2.2.1.0`	affected	—
`2.1.2.6`	affected	—
`2.2.2.0`	affected	—
`2.2.2.3`	affected	—
`2.1.2.7`	affected	—
`2.2.1.3`	affected	—
`2.2.3.0`	affected	—
`2.2.2.4`	affected	—
`2.2.2.5`	affected	—
`2.2.3.3`	affected	—
`2.2.2.7`	affected	—
`2.2.2.6`	affected	—
`2.2.2.8`	affected	—
`2.2.3.4`	affected	—
`2.3.2.1`	affected	—
`2.3.2.1-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.2.1-AIRGAP-CA`	affected	—
`2.2.3.5`	affected	—
`2.3.3.3`	affected	—
`2.3.3.1-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.3.1`	affected	—
`2.3.2.3`	affected	—
`2.3.3.3-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.2.2.9`	affected	—
`2.3.3.0-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.3.4`	affected	—
`2.3.3.4-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.3.4-AIRGAP-MDNAC`	affected	—
`2.3.3.5`	affected	—
`2.3.3.5-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.4.0-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.4.3`	affected	—
`2.3.4.3-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.3.6`	affected	—
`2.3.3.6-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.3.6-AIRGAP-MDNAC`	affected	—
`2.3.5.0-AIRGAP-MDNAC`	affected	—
`VA Launchpad 1.0.3`	affected	—
`VA Launchpad 1.0.4`	affected	—
`2.3.3.7`	affected	—
`2.3.3.7-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.3.7-AIRGAP-MDNAC`	affected	—
`2.3.6.0`	affected	—
`2.3.3.6-70045-HF1`	affected	—
`VA Launchpad 1.2.1`	affected	—
`2.3.3.7-72328-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.3.7-72323`	affected	—
`2.3.3.7-72328-MDNAC`	affected	—
`2.3.5.3`	affected	—
`2.3.5.3-AIRGAP-MDNAC`	affected	—
`2.3.5.3-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.6.0-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`VA Launchpad 1.3.0`	affected	—
`VA Launchpad 1.5.0`	affected	—
`2.3.7.0`	affected	—
`2.3.7.0-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.7.0-AIRGAP-MDNAC`	affected	—
`2.3.7.0-VA`	affected	—
`2.3.5.4-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.5.4-AIRGAP-MDNAC`	affected	—
`VA Launchpad 1.6.0`	affected	—
`2.3.7.3`	affected	—
`2.3.7.3-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.7.3-AIRGAP-MDNAC`	affected	—
`VA Launchpad 1.7.0`	affected	—
`2.3.5.5-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.5.5`	affected	—
`2.3.5.5-AIRGAP-MDNAC`	affected	—
`2.3.7.4`	affected	—
`2.3.7.4-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.7.5-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`VA Launchpad 1.9.0`	affected	—
`2.3.5.6-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.5.6-AIRGAP-MDNAC`	affected	—
`1.0.0.0`	affected	—
`Cisco CCGM 1.0.0.0`	affected	—
`2.3.7.6-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.7.6`	affected	—
`2.3.7.6-VA`	affected	—
`2.3.5.5-70026-HF70`	affected	—
`2.3.5.5-70026-HF51`	affected	—
`2.3.5.6-70143-HF20`	affected	—
`2.3.7.6-AIRGAP-MDNAC`	affected	—
`2.3.5.5-70026-HF53`	affected	—
`2.3.5.5-70026-HF71`	affected	—
`2.3.7.7`	affected	—
`2.3.7.7-VA`	affected	—
`2.3.7.7-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.7.7-AIRGAP-MDNAC`	affected	—
`2.3.7.9-VA`	affected	—
`2.3.7.9`	affected	—
`2.3.7.9-AIRGAP`	affected	—
`2.3.7.9-AIRGAP-MDNAC`	affected	—
`Cisco CCGM 1.1.1`	affected	—
`2.3.7.9-70301-GSMU10`	affected	—
`2.3.7.9-70301-SMU1`	affected	—
`2.3.7.9-75403-SMU10`	affected	—
`2.3.7.9-75403-GSMU10`	affected	—
`Cisco CCGM 1.2.1`	affected	—
`2.3.5.3-EULA`	affected	—
`2.3.7.9.75403.10-VA`	affected	—
`0.0.0.0`	affected	—
`1.16.54`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cisco	Catalyst Center	—
Cisco	Digital Network Architecture Center	—

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

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% (0.287% 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-privesc-catc-rYjReeLU

History

Dec 1, 2025 4:15 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'}`

Nov 19, 2025 5:30 PM Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_center::::::::

Nov 14, 2025 9:30 AM First appearance in the feed. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Cisco Cisco catalyst Center Cisco digital Network Architecture Center
Vendors & Products		Cisco Cisco catalyst Center Cisco digital Network Architecture Center

Nov 13, 2025 4:45 PM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid read-only user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected system and modifying certain policy configurations. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify policy configurations that are reserved for the Administrator role. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with at least the role of Observer.
Title		Cisco Catalyst Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-269
References		https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-privesc-catc-rYjReeLU
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}`