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CVE-2025-20197


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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.7, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from cisco 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

2025-05-07T18:15:40.100

Last Modified

2025-07-08T13:57:47.713

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-20
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.0bs Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.1as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.2ts Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.4as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.5s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.6s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.7s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.9.0as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.9.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.9.1as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.9.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.9.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.0as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.0as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.2as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.5as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.5s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.6as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.6s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.7as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.7s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.8s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.9s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.10s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.1cs Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.0cs Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.1as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.2as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.2bs Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.3as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.4as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.4bs Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.4ds Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.5s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.6bs Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.6s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.7as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.7bs Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.7s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.8s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.9s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.10s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.1as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.0as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.0sp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.1asp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.1bsp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.1csp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.1sp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.2asp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.2sp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.3asp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.3bsp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.3sp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.4sp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.5sp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.6sp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.7sp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.8asp Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.18.9sp Yes
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 16.6.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.4a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.5a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.9 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.10 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1d Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.5f Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1d Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1f Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1g Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1t Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1w Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1x Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1y Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1z1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1z2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.4a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.5a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.5b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.6a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.9 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.10 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.10a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.11 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.12 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 17.12.2 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 17.15.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.15.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.15.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.15.1w Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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