Cisco Aironet Access Point up to 17.15.3 Device Analytics Action Frame Processing origin validation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Cisco Aironet Access Point. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Device Analytics Action Frame Processing. Such manipulation leads to origin validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-20364. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco Aironet Access Point. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Device Analytics Action Frame Processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a origin validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-346. The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the Device Analytics action frame processing of Cisco Wireless Access Point (AP) Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to inject wireless 802.11 action frames with arbitrary information. This vulnerability is due to insufficient verification checks of incoming 802.11 action frames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending 802.11 Device Analytics action frames with arbitrary parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject Device Analytics action frames with arbitrary information, which could modify the Device Analytics data of valid wireless clients that are connected to the same wireless controller.

The advisory is shared for download at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-20364 since 10/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/24/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Wireless LAN Software

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• Aironet Access Point

Version

• 16.10.1
• 16.10.1e
• 16.10.1s
• 16.11.1
• 16.11.1a
• 16.11.1b
• 16.11.1c
• 16.12.1
• 16.12.1s
• 16.12.1t
• 16.12.2s
• 16.12.2t
• 16.12.3
• 16.12.3s
• 16.12.4
• 16.12.4a
• 16.12.5
• 16.12.6
• 16.12.6a
• 16.12.7
• 16.12.8
• 17.1.1
• 17.1.1s
• 17.1.1t
• 17.1.2
• 17.1.3
• 17.2.1
• 17.2.1a
• 17.2.2
• 17.2.3
• 17.3.1
• 17.3.2
• 17.3.2a
• 17.3.3
• 17.3.4
• 17.3.4c
• 17.3.5
• 17.3.5a
• 17.3.5b
• 17.3.6
• 17.3.7
• 17.3.8
• 17.3.8a
• 17.4.1
• 17.4.2
• 17.5.1
• 17.6.1
• 17.6.2
• 17.6.3
• 17.6.4
• 17.6.5
• 17.6.5a
• 17.6.6
• 17.6.6a
• 17.6.7
• 17.6.8
• 17.7.1
• 17.8.1
• 17.9.1
• 17.9.2
• 17.9.3
• 17.9.4
• 17.9.5
• 17.9.6
• 17.10.1
• 17.11.1
• 17.12.1
• 17.12.2
• 17.12.3
• 17.12.4
• 17.12.5
• 17.13.1
• 17.14.1
• 17.15.1
• 17.15.3

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

CPE 2.3info

• 🔒
• 🔒
• 🔒

CPE 2.2info

• 🔒
• 🔒
• 🔒

CVSSv4info

CVSSv3info

CVSSv2info

Exploitinginfo

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Countermeasuresinfo

Timelineinfo

Sourcesinfo

Entryinfo

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Discussion