Secure Email and Web
CVE-2025-20184: Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager and Secure Web Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device.
Published
Automatic summary from the vendor's CVE record. We haven't written a full analysis of this vulnerability yet.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Cisco Secure Email 14.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 13.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 13.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 14.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 13.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 13.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 14.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 14.3 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 15.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 15.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 15.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 15.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 15.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 15.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Email 15.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 11.8 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 11.8 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 11.8 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 11.8 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 11.8 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 11.8 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 15.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 15.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 15.1 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 15.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 15.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 15.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 15.2 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.5 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 11.8 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 14.0 | See the advisory |
| Cisco Secure Web Appliance 12.5 | See the advisory |
Always confirm against the vendor advisory, which lists every fixed hotfix.
What it is
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Web Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device. The attacker must authenticate with valid administrator credentials.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of XML configuration files by an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted XML configuration file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject commands to the underlying operating system with root privileges.
Exploitation
The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerabilities that are described in this advisory.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 11 Oct 2026.