Configuration in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2025-20151

 

Configuration in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2025-20151

Published: May 9, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU108838
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20151
CWE-ID: CWE-16
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS XE

Detailed vulnerability description

The issue may allow a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The issue exists due to the possibility to bypass implemented security restrictions in the implementation of the Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) feature. A remote user can perform SNMP operations from a source that should be denied.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-20151

Install updates from vendor's website.

Sources