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CVE-2025-20338


A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the device CLI with valid administrative (level 15) credentials and using crafted commands at the CLI prompt. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.0, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), 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

2025-09-24T18:15:36.710

Last Modified

2025-11-14T23:41:58.313

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.0 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-141

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.5.0e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.5.0sq Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.5.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.5.1sq Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.5.2e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.5.2sq Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.5.3e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.5.3sq Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.5.4sq Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.5.5sq Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.5.6sq Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.5.7sq Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.5.8sq Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.0e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.2ae Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.2e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.3e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.4e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.5ae Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.5e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.6e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.7be Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.7e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.8e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.9e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.6.10e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.0e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.2e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.3e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.4e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.5e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.0e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.2e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.3e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.4e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.5ae Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.5e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.6e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.7e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.8e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.9e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.10e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.10ee Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.9.0e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.9.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.9.2e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.0ce Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.0e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.2e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.3e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.0e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.1ae Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.2e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.3ae Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.3e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.4e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.5e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.6e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.7e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.8e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.9e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.10e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.11e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.12e 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 16.6.1 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 16.12.13 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 17.9.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.7a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.7b 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 17.12.1 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 17.12.1z3 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 17.12.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.5a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.5b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.12.5c 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
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.15.1x Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.15.1y Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.15.1z 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 ios_xe 17.15.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.15.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.15.3b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.16.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.16.1a Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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