CVE-2025-20308
Cisco Spaces Connector Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 2, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 23, 2025, 1:34 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-20308.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-spaces-conn-privesc-kgD2CcDU | Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-20308 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-20308
weaknesses.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-20308 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 23, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CPE Configuration OR *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:sep_2022:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:may_2024:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type Cisco Systems, Inc.: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-spaces-conn-privesc-kgD2CcDU Types: Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 02, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-78 Added Reference https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-spaces-conn-privesc-kgD2CcDU