#VU116106 Incorrect Initialization of Resource in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2025-20338

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#VU116106 Incorrect Initialization of Resource in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2025-20338

Published: September 25, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116106
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20338
CWE-ID: CWE-1419
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco IOS XE
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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