CVE-2025-20261
HIGHDescription
A vulnerability in the SSH connection handling of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) for Cisco UCS B-Series, UCS C-Series, UCS S-Series, and UCS X-Series Servers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access internal services with elevated privileges. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on access to internal services. An attacker with a valid user account could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted syntax when connecting to the Cisco IMC of an affected device through SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access internal services with elevated privileges, which may allow unauthorized modifications to the system, including the possibility of creating new administrator accounts on the affected device.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-24974 | High | 7.5 | 9.8% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-48999 | High | 8.8 | 7.8% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-38487 | High | 8.2 | 3.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-17440 | Critical | 10.0 | 1.7% | - | - |
| CVE-2022-2663 | Medium | 5.3 | 1.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-32635 | Medium | 6.3 | 1.4% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2025-20261?
No published fix for CVE-2025-20261 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2025-20261 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2025-20261 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.40% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 33% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2025-20261?
CVE-2025-20261 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-06-05.