CVE-2025-20338
Description
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.
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cisco ios_xe | 3.5.0e, 3.5.0sq, 3.5.1e, 3.5.1sq, 3.5.2e, 3.5.2sq, 3.5.3e, 3.5.3sq, 3.5.4sq, 3.5.5sq, 3.5.6sq, 3.5.7sq, 3.5.8sq, 3.6.0e, 3.6.1e, 3.6.2ae, 3.6.2e, 3.6.3e, 3.6.4e, 3.6.5ae, 3.6.5e, 3.6.6e, 3.6.7be, 3.6.7e, 3.6.8e, 3.6.9e, 3.6.10e, 3.7.0e, 3.7.1e, 3.7.2e, 3.7.3e, 3.7.4e, 3.7.5e, 3.8.0e, 3.8.1e, 3.8.2e, 3.8.3e, 3.8.4e, 3.8.5ae, 3.8.5e, 3.8.6e, 3.8.7e, 3.8.8e, 3.8.9e, 3.8.10e, 3.8.10ee, 3.9.0e, 3.9.1e, 3.9.2e, 3.10.0ce, 3.10.0e, 3.10.1e, 3.10.2e, 3.10.3e, 3.11.0e, 3.11.0s, 3.11.1ae, 3.11.1e, 3.11.1s, 3.11.2e, 3.11.2s, 3.11.3ae, 3.11.3e, 3.11.3s, 3.11.4e, 3.11.4s, 3.11.5e, 3.11.6e, 3.11.7e, 3.11.8e, 3.11.9e, 3.11.10e, 3.11.11e, 3.11.12e, 3.12.0as, 3.12.0s, 3.12.1s, 3.12.2s, 3.12.3s, 3.12.4s, 3.13.0as, 3.13.0s, 3.13.1s, 3.13.2as, 3.13.2s, 3.13.3s, 3.13.4s, 3.13.5as, 3.13.5s, 3.13.6as, 3.13.6s, 3.13.7as, 3.13.7s, 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, 3.15.1cs, 3.15.1s, 3.15.2s, 3.15.3s, 3.15.4s, 3.16.0cs, 3.16.0s, 3.16.1as, 3.16.1s, 3.16.2as, 3.16.2bs, 3.16.2s, 3.16.3as, 3.16.3s, 3.16.4as, 3.16.4bs, 3.16.4ds, 3.16.4s, 3.16.5s, 3.16.6bs, 3.16.6s, 3.16.7as, 3.16.7bs, 3.16.7s, 3.16.8s, 3.16.9s, 3.16.10s, 3.17.0s, 3.17.1as, 3.17.1s, 3.17.2s, 3.17.3s, 3.17.4s, 3.18.0as, 3.18.0s, 3.18.0sp, 3.18.1asp, 3.18.1bsp, 3.18.1csp, 3.18.1s, 3.18.1sp, 3.18.2asp, 3.18.2s, 3.18.2sp, 3.18.3asp, 3.18.3bsp, 3.18.3s, 3.18.3sp, 3.18.4s, 3.18.4sp, 3.18.5sp, 3.18.6sp, 3.18.7sp, 3.18.8asp, 3.18.9sp, 16.6.1, 16.6.2, 16.6.3, 16.6.4, 16.6.4a, 16.6.5, 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, 16.8.1c, 16.8.1d, 16.8.1e, 16.8.1s, 16.8.2, 16.8.3, 16.9.1, 16.9.1a, 16.9.1b, 16.9.1s, 16.9.2, 16.9.3, 16.9.3a, 16.9.4, 16.9.5, 16.9.5f, 16.9.6, 16.9.7, 16.9.8, 16.10.1, 16.10.1a, 16.10.1b | — |
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