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Cisco Wireless Access Point Software Device Analytics Action Frame Injection Vulnerability
cisco-sa-action-frame-inj-QqCNcz8H · Cisco · September 24, 2025
Summary
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.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
From Cisco (vendor's own words, quoted), quoted as published. Check the source before acting.
What to do
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
Vendor fix or mitigation, quoted from the advisory.
Each CVE in this advisory
| CVE | Severity | Known exploited | Exploit likelihood |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-20364 | 4.3 medium | No | 0.1% |
Severity from the advisory (CVSS), known exploitation from CISA's catalog, exploit likelihood from EPSS (next 30 days).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Aironet Access Point Software (IOS XE Controller) |
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Change history
- September 24, 2025: Initial public release.
- November 9, 2026: First collected by Watch
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