Incorrect Initialization of Resource in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2025-20338
Published: September 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116106
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20338
CWE-ID: CWE-1419
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. A local administrator can execute arbitrary commands as root.
Affected software
Cisco IOS XE
How to mitigate CVE-2025-20338
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco IOS XE - addressed in versions Cupertino-17.9.8, 16.12.14, 17.9.8, 17.12.6, 17.12.6a, 17.15.1z, 17.15.4, 17.15.4a, 17.15.4b, 17.17.1, 17.18.1, 17.18.1a