Cisco Spaces Connector Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Cisco Cisco DNA Spaces Connector)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.19 % · percentile 9 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- cisco
- NVD status
- Analyzed
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | cisco |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · psirt@cisco.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-19738
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-20308
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
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:may_2024:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:cisco:spaces_connector:3.0:sep_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Cisco · Cisco DNA Spaces Connector | affected Connector 3 Jan 2023 ; affected Connector 3-May 2023 ; affected Connector 3-Jan 2024 ; affected Connector 3-Jun 2024 ; affected Connector 3-May 2024 ; affected Connector 3-Jul 2024 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |