How severe is CVE-2025-20114?

CVE-2025-20114 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity none, and availability none.

Is CVE-2025-20114 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (22nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-20114?

CVE-2025-20114 primarily affects Cisco Unified Intelligence Center. In total, 73 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-20114?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2025-20114 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-20114 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-16021.

When was CVE-2025-20114 published?

CVE-2025-20114 was published on 2025-05-21 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-20114

CVE-2025-20114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Intelligence Center with a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-639.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 4.3)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (22nd percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-16021
Weakness: CWE-639
Affected product: Cisco Unified Intelligence Center
Published: 2025-05-21
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Unified Intelligence Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a horizontal privilege escalation attack on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied parameters in API requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted API requests to an affected system to execute an insecure direct object reference attack. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access specific data that is associated with different users on the affected system.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20114?: A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Unified Intelligence Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a horizontal privilege escalation attack on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied parameters in API requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted API requests to an affected system to execute an insecure direct object reference attack. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access specific data that is associated with different users on the affected system.
How severe is CVE-2025-20114?: CVE-2025-20114 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity none, and availability none.
Is CVE-2025-20114 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (22nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-20114?: CVE-2025-20114 primarily affects Cisco Unified Intelligence Center. In total, 73 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20114?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2025-20114 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-20114 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-16021.
When was CVE-2025-20114 published?: CVE-2025-20114 was published on 2025-05-21 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cuis-priv-esc-3Pk96SU4

Affected products (73)

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center:10.5\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center:11.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center:11.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center:11.0\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center:11.5\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center:11.6\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center:12.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center:12.5\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center:12.5\(1\)su:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center:12.6\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center:12.6\(1\)_es05_et:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center:12.6\(1\)_et:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_intelligence_center:12.6\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:8.5\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:9.0\(2\)su3es04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.0\(1\)su1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.0\(1\)su1es04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.5\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.5\(1\)su1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.5\(1\)su1es10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su2es04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su3es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su3es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:10.6\(1\)su3es03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.0\(1\)su1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.0\(1\)su1es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.0\(1\)su1es03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.5\(1\)es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.5\(1\)su1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.5\(1\)su1es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.5\(1\)su1es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.5\(1\)su1es03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(1\)es01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(1\)es02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_contact_center_express:11.6\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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