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CVE-2025-20196


A vulnerability in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Cisco IOx application hosting environment to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to the improper handling of HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Cisco IOx application hosting environment to stop responding. The IOx process will need to be manually restarted to recover services.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 52 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 49 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2025-05-07T18:15:39.927

Last Modified

2025-07-11T14:55:33.920

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-307

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.1.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.1.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.1.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.2.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.2.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.5b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.9 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.10 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.11 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.4.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.4.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.4.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1t Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1r Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1v Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.1w Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.1x Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.1z Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.4a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.4b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.4c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.5a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.5b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.8a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.5.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.5.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.1w Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.1x Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.1y Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.1z Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.1z1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.5a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.6a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.8a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.7.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.7.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.7.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.7.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.8.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.8.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.1w Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.1x Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.1x1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.1y Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.1y1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.4a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.5a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.5b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.5e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.5f Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.6a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.10.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.10.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.10.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.11.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.11.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.11.99sw Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.1w Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.1x Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.1y Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.1z Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.1z1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.1z2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.1z4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.4a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.4b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.13.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.13.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.14.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.14.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.15.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.15.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.15.2b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.15.2c Yes
Operating System cisco cgr1000_firmware < 15.9\(3\)m12 Yes
Hardware cisco cgr1000 - No
Operating System cisco ir510_wpan_firmware - Yes
Hardware cisco ir510_wpan - No
Operating System cisco ic3000_industrial_compute_gateway_firmware < 1.5.2 Yes
Hardware cisco ic3000_industrial_compute_gateway - No
Operating System cisco 807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware < 15.9\(3\)m11 Yes
Hardware cisco 807_industrial_integrated_services_router - No
Operating System cisco 809_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware < 15.9\(3\)m11 Yes
Hardware cisco 809_industrial_integrated_services_router - No
Operating System cisco 829_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware < 15.9\(3\)m11 Yes
Hardware cisco 829_industrial_integrated_services_router - No
Operating System cisco ios_xe < 17.15.2 Yes
Hardware cisco catalyst_9100 - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9105 - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9105ax - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9105axi - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9105axw - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9105i - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9105w - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9115 - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9115_ap - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9115ax - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9115axe - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9115axi - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9117 - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9117_ap - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9117ax - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9117axi - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9120 - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9120_ap - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9120ax - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9120axe - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9120axi - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9120axp - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9124 - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9124ax - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9124axd - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9124axi - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9124d - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9124e - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9124i - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9130 - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9130_ap - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9130ax - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9130axe - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9130axi - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9136 - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9162 - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9164 - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9166 - No
Hardware cisco catalyst_9166d1 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.