Cisco has patched a critical flaw in its IOS XE Software for Wireless LAN Controllers. The vulnerability, due to hardcoded tokens, allows threat actors to upload files, perform path traversal, and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2025-20188 and has a maximum security score of 10/10. Although there is no evidence of abuse in the wild yet, users should patch immediately. Vulnerable devices include Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controllers for Cloud and other Catalyst 9800 series controllers.
"id": "cis221051225",
"linkid": "cisco",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "5/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"