CVE-2025-20185

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A vulnerability in the implementation of the remote access functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, Cisco Secure Email Gateway, and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator credentials. This vulnerability is due to an architectural flaw in the password generation algorithm for the remote access functionality. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by generating a temporary password for the service account. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root and access the underlying operating system. Note: The Security Impact Rating (SIR) for this vulnerability is Medium due to the unrestricted scope of information that is accessible to an attacker.

3.4 /10

CVSS v3 : LOW

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-sma-wsa-multi-yKUJhS34 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_virtual_appliance_m100v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_virtual_appliance_m300v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_virtual_appliance_m600v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_m170:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_m190:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_m195:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_m380:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_m390:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_m390x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_m395:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_m680:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_m690:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_m690x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:secure_email_and_web_manager_m695:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

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Information

Published : 2025-02-05 17:15

Updated : 2025-08-06 16:53

NVD link : CVE-2025-20185

Mitre link : CVE-2025-20185

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-20185

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Products Affected

cisco

  • secure_email_and_web_manager_m195
  • secure_email_and_web_manager_virtual_appliance_m100v
  • secure_email_and_web_manager_m395
  • secure_email_and_web_manager_m690x
  • secure_email_and_web_manager_m690
  • secure_email_and_web_manager_m680
  • secure_email_and_web_manager_m190
  • secure_email_and_web_manager_virtual_appliance_m300v
  • secure_email_and_web_manager_m170
  • secure_email_and_web_manager_m695
  • secure_email_and_web_manager_m380
  • secure_email_and_web_manager_m390x
  • asyncos
  • secure_email_and_web_manager_m390
  • secure_email_and_web_manager_virtual_appliance_m600v
CWE
CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges