OS Command Injection in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2025-20193
Published: May 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108829
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20193
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the web-based management interface. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Cisco IOS XE
How to mitigate CVE-2025-20193
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco IOS XE - addressed in versions 17.6.8, 17.6.8a, 17.9.6, 17.9.6a, 17.9.6b, 17.9.7, 17.9.7a, 17.12.1z2, 17.12.1z3, 17.12.4, 17.12.4a, 17.12.4b, 17.12.5, 17.12.5a, 17.15.1, 17.15.1w, 17.15.1x, 17.15.1y, 17.15.1a, 17.15.1b, 17.15.2, 17.15.2c, 17.15.2a, 17.15.2b, 17.15.3, 17.16.1, 17.16.1a, 17.17.1