Medium Privilege escalation

CVE-2025-20346 — Cisco Catalyst Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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.

Published Nov 13, 2025 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: cisco

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.3% (30-day exploitation probability)+3
Technical severity (medium)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.29%

ahead of 20% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026

Affects

Cisco

Catalyst Center and 1 more

CVSS base

4.3

Medium · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Total

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (privilege escalation), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Cisco	Catalyst Center	< 2.3.7.10	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database
Cisco	Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)	version 2.1.1.0version 2.1.1.3version 2.1.2.0version 2.1.2.3version 2.1.2.5version 2.2.1.0version 2.1.2.6version 2.2.2.0 and 100 more version 2.2.2.3version 2.1.2.7version 2.2.1.3version 2.2.3.0version 2.2.2.4version 2.2.2.5version 2.2.3.3version 2.2.2.7version 2.2.2.6version 2.2.2.8version 2.2.3.4version 2.3.2.1version 2.3.2.1-AIRGAPversion 2.3.2.1-AIRGAP-CAversion 2.2.3.5version 2.3.3.3version 2.3.3.1-AIRGAPversion 2.3.3.1version 2.3.2.3version 2.3.3.3-AIRGAPversion 2.2.2.9version 2.3.3.0-AIRGAPversion 2.3.3.4version 2.3.3.4-AIRGAPversion 2.3.3.4-AIRGAP-MDNACversion 2.3.3.5version 2.3.3.5-AIRGAPversion 2.3.4.0-AIRGAPversion 2.3.4.3version 2.3.4.3-AIRGAPversion 2.3.3.6version 2.3.3.6-AIRGAPversion 2.3.3.6-AIRGAP-MDNACversion 2.3.5.0-AIRGAP-MDNACversion VA Launchpad 1.0.3version VA Launchpad 1.0.4version 2.3.3.7version 2.3.3.7-AIRGAPversion 2.3.3.7-AIRGAP-MDNACversion 2.3.6.0version 2.3.3.6-70045-HF1version VA Launchpad 1.2.1version 2.3.3.7-72328-AIRGAPversion 2.3.3.7-72323version 2.3.3.7-72328-MDNACversion 2.3.5.3version 2.3.5.3-AIRGAP-MDNACversion 2.3.5.3-AIRGAPversion 2.3.6.0-AIRGAPversion VA Launchpad 1.3.0version VA Launchpad 1.5.0version 2.3.7.0version 2.3.7.0-AIRGAPversion 2.3.7.0-AIRGAP-MDNACversion 2.3.7.0-VAversion 2.3.5.4-AIRGAPversion 2.3.5.4-AIRGAP-MDNACversion VA Launchpad 1.6.0version 2.3.7.3version 2.3.7.3-AIRGAPversion 2.3.7.3-AIRGAP-MDNACversion VA Launchpad 1.7.0version 2.3.5.5-AIRGAPversion 2.3.5.5version 2.3.5.5-AIRGAP-MDNACversion 2.3.7.4version 2.3.7.4-AIRGAPversion 2.3.7.5-AIRGAPversion VA Launchpad 1.9.0version 2.3.5.6-AIRGAPversion 2.3.5.6-AIRGAP-MDNACversion 1.0.0.0version Cisco CCGM 1.0.0.0version 2.3.7.6-AIRGAPversion 2.3.7.6version 2.3.7.6-VAversion 2.3.5.5-70026-HF70version 2.3.5.5-70026-HF51version 2.3.5.6-70143-HF20version 2.3.7.6-AIRGAP-MDNACversion 2.3.5.5-70026-HF53version 2.3.5.5-70026-HF71version 2.3.7.7version 2.3.7.7-VAversion 2.3.7.7-AIRGAPversion 2.3.7.7-AIRGAP-MDNACversion 2.3.7.9-VAversion 2.3.7.9version 2.3.7.9-AIRGAPversion 2.3.7.9-AIRGAP-MDNACversion Cisco CCGM 1.1.1version 2.3.7.9-70301-GSMU10version 2.3.7.9-70301-SMU1version 2.3.7.9-75403-SMU10version 2.3.7.9-75403-GSMU10version Cisco CCGM 1.2.1version 2.3.5.3-EULAversion 2.3.7.9.75403.10-VAversion 0.0.0.0version 1.16.54	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
4.3	CVSS 3.1	Medium	2.8	1.4	psirt@cisco.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
4.3	CVSS 3.1	Medium	—	—	cisco via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (score shown at the top: psirt@cisco.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 0.29%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPS

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · cisco/cisco digital network architecture center (dna center)
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 4.3
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Analyzed
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
2025
CVE published
Nov 13, 2025 · cisco

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

1 on the record

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-privesc-catc-r
Vendor Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Cisco
every CVE for this vendor

Privilege escalation
same class

CWE-269
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

High CVE-2026-20191 Cisco Catalyst Center Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability Jul 1, 2026
Medium CVE-2025-20353 Cisco Catalyst Center Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Nov 13, 2025
Medium CVE-2025-20355 Cisco Catalyst Center Software HTTP Open Redirect Vulnerability Nov 13, 2025
High CVE-2025-20349 Cisco DNA Center API Command Injection Vulnerability Nov 13, 2025
High CVE-2025-20341 Cisco Catalyst Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Nov 13, 2025

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2025-20346 is "Cisco Catalyst Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability", rated Medium. It affects Catalyst Center (Cisco); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 4.3 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.29% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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