Critical severity · published Dec 17, 2025
CVE-2025-20393
Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
In wildKEV
10.0
CVSS
32.4%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the Spam Quarantine feature of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on an affected device with root privileges. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of HTTP requests by the Spam Quarantine feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)32.4% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Dec 17, 2025
Federal remediation dueDec 24, 2025
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Cisco Secure Email · Cisco
14.0.0-698; 13.5.1-277; 13.0.0-392; 14.2.0-620; 13.0.5-007; 13.5.4-038; +12 more · source: vendor
CS
Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager · Cisco
13.6.2-023; 13.6.2-078; 13.0.0-249; 13.0.0-277; 13.8.1-052; 13.8.1-068; +20 more · source: vendor
AS
Asyncos · Cisco
before 15.0.5-016; 15.5 before 15.5.4-012; 16.0 before 16.0.4-016; before 15.0.2-007; 15.5 before 15.5.4-007; 16.0 before 16.0.4-010 · source: NVD
MP
Multiple Products · Cisco
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
In the news
VulnerabilityCritical
[CISA KEV] CVE-2025-20393: Cisco Multiple Products - Cisco Multiple Products Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Cisco Secure Email Gateway, Secure Email, AsyncOS Software, and Web Manager appliances contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows threat actors to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected appliance.
MPMultiple ProductsCVE-2025-20393
Dec 17, 2025·CISA KEV
Affected product
CS
Cisco Secure Email
Cisco
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