Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU105696

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2025-20145

Published: March 13, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU105696

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20145

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to certain packets are handled incorrectly when they are received on an ingress interface on one line card and destined out of an egress interface on another line card where the egress access control list (ACL) is configured. A remote attacker can bypass an egress ACL on the target device.

Affected software

8608 Routers
8804 Routers
8808 Routers
8812 Routers
8818 Routers
NCS S5504
NCS S5508
NCS S5516
Cisco IOS XR

How to mitigate CVE-2025-20145

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cisco IOS XR - addressed in versions 7.11.21, 24.2.2, 24.2.20, 24.3.1, 24.3.2, 24.3.20, 24.4.1, 24.4.10

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