CVE-2025-20198

MEDIUM 4.6

CVSS Score

4.6

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-754
Vendor	cisco
Product	cisco ios xe software
Ecosystems	Networking
Industries	NetworkingTelecommunications
Published	May 7, 2025
Last Updated	Feb 26, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Affected Versions

Cisco / Cisco IOS XE Software

3.13.0S 3.13.1S 3.13.2S 3.13.3S 3.13.4S 3.13.5S 3.13.2aS 3.13.0aS 3.13.5aS 3.13.6S 3.13.7S 3.13.6aS 3.13.7aS 3.13.8S 3.13.9S 3.13.10S 3.14.0S 3.14.1S 3.14.2S 3.14.3S 3.14.4S 3.15.0S 3.15.1S 3.15.2S 3.15.1cS 3.15.3S 3.15.4S 3.7.0E 3.7.1E 3.7.2E 3.7.3E 3.7.4E 3.7.5E 3.16.0S 3.16.1S 3.16.1aS 3.16.2S 3.16.2aS 3.16.0cS 3.16.3S 3.16.2bS 3.16.3aS 3.16.4S 3.16.4aS 3.16.4bS 3.16.5S 3.16.4dS 3.16.6S 3.16.7S 3.16.6bS 3.16.7aS 3.16.7bS 3.16.8S 3.16.9S 3.16.10S 3.17.0S 3.17.1S 3.17.2S 3.17.1aS 3.17.3S 3.17.4S 16.1.1 16.1.2 16.1.3 16.2.1 16.2.2 3.8.0E 3.8.1E 3.8.2E 3.8.3E 3.8.4E 3.8.5E 3.8.5aE 3.8.6E 3.8.7E 3.8.8E 3.8.9E 3.8.10E 16.3.1 16.3.2 16.3.3 16.3.1a 16.3.4 16.3.5 16.3.5b 16.3.6 16.3.7 16.3.8 16.3.9 16.3.10 16.3.11 16.4.1 16.4.2 16.4.3 16.5.1 16.5.1a 16.5.1b 16.5.2 16.5.3 3.18.0aS 3.18.0S 3.18.1S 3.18.2S 3.18.3S 3.18.4S 3.18.0SP 3.18.1SP 3.18.1aSP 3.18.1bSP 3.18.1cSP 3.18.2SP 3.18.2aSP 3.18.3SP 3.18.4SP 3.18.3aSP 3.18.3bSP 3.18.5SP 3.18.6SP 3.18.7SP 3.18.8aSP 3.18.9SP 3.9.0E 3.9.1E 3.9.2E 16.6.1 16.6.2 16.6.3 16.6.4 16.6.5 16.6.4a 16.6.5a 16.6.6 16.6.7 16.6.8 16.6.9 16.6.10 16.7.1 16.7.1a 16.7.1b 16.7.2 16.7.3 16.7.4 16.8.1 16.8.1a 16.8.1b 16.8.1s 16.8.1c 16.8.1d 16.8.2 16.8.1e 16.8.3 16.9.1 16.9.2 16.9.1a 16.9.1b 16.9.1s 16.9.3 16.9.4 16.9.3a 16.9.5 16.9.5f 16.9.6 16.9.7 16.9.8 16.10.1 16.10.1a 16.10.1b 16.10.1s 16.10.1c 16.10.1e 16.10.1d 16.10.2 16.10.1f 16.10.1g 16.10.3 3.10.0E 3.10.1E 3.10.0cE 3.10.2E 3.10.3E 16.11.1 16.11.1a 16.11.1b 16.11.2 16.11.1s 16.12.1 16.12.1s 16.12.1a 16.12.1c 16.12.1w 16.12.2 16.12.1y 16.12.2a 16.12.3 16.12.8 16.12.2s 16.12.1x 16.12.1t 16.12.4 16.12.3s 16.12.3a 16.12.4a 16.12.5 16.12.6 16.12.1z1 16.12.5a 16.12.5b 16.12.1z2 16.12.6a 16.12.7 16.12.9 16.12.10 16.12.10a 16.12.11 16.12.12 3.11.0E 3.11.1E 3.11.2E 3.11.3E 3.11.1aE 3.11.4E 3.11.3aE 3.11.5E 3.11.6E 3.11.7E 3.11.8E 3.11.9E 3.11.10E 3.11.11E 17.1.1 17.1.1a 17.1.1s 17.1.1t 17.1.3 17.2.1 17.2.1r 17.2.1a 17.2.1v 17.2.2 17.2.3 17.3.1 17.3.2 17.3.3 17.3.1a 17.3.1w 17.3.2a 17.3.1x 17.3.1z 17.3.4 17.3.5 17.3.4a 17.3.6 17.3.4b 17.3.4c 17.3.5a 17.3.5b 17.3.7 17.3.8 17.3.8a 17.4.1 17.4.2 17.4.1a 17.4.1b 17.4.2a 17.5.1 17.5.1a 17.6.1 17.6.2 17.6.1w 17.6.1a 17.6.1x 17.6.3 17.6.1y 17.6.1z 17.6.3a 17.6.4 17.6.1z1 17.6.5 17.6.6 17.6.6a 17.6.5a 17.6.7 17.6.8 17.6.8a 17.7.1 17.7.1a 17.7.1b 17.7.2 17.10.1 17.10.1a 17.10.1b 17.8.1 17.8.1a 17.9.1 17.9.1w 17.9.2 17.9.1a 17.9.1x 17.9.1y 17.9.3 17.9.2a 17.9.1x1 17.9.3a 17.9.4 17.9.1y1 17.9.5 17.9.4a 17.9.5a 17.9.5b 17.9.6 17.9.6a 17.9.5e 17.9.5f 17.11.1 17.11.1a 17.12.1 17.12.1w 17.12.1a 17.12.1x 17.12.2 17.12.3 17.12.2a 17.12.1y 17.12.1z 17.12.4 17.12.3a 17.12.1z1 17.12.4a 17.12.4b 17.13.1 17.13.1a 17.14.1 17.14.1a 17.11.99SW 17.15.1 17.15.1w 17.15.1a 17.15.1b

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-privesc-su7scvdp