CVE-2025-20198
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.17 % · percentile 6 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- cisco
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with privilege level 15 to elevate privileges to root on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation when processing specific configuration commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted input in specific configuration commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The security impact rating (SIR) of this advisory has been raised to High because an attacker could gain access to the underlying operating system of the affected device and perform potentially undetected actions. Note: The attacker must have privileges to enter configuration mode on the affected device. This is usually referred to as privilege level 15.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | cisco |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | NVD · psirt@cisco.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-13892
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-20198
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0378 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Cisco · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.7.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.7.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.7.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.7.3e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.7.4e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.7.5e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.3e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.4e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.5ae:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.5e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.7e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.8e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.9e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.10e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.9.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.9.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.9.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10.0ce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.10.3e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.1ae:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.3ae:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.3e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.4e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.5e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.7e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.8e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.9e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.10e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.11.11e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*- +298 more
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Cisco · Cisco IOS XE Software | affected 3.13.0S ; affected 3.13.1S ; affected 3.13.2S ; affected 3.13.3S ; affected 3.13.4S ; affected 3.13.5S |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |