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CVE-2025-20352 KEV

7.7
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 39.4% (pctl 99)

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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2025-10-20.

Description

A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow the following: An authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device that is running Cisco IOS Software or Cisco IOS XE Software. To cause the DoS, the attacker must have the SNMPv2c or earlier read-only community string or valid SNMPv3 user credentials. An authenticated, remote attacker with high privileges could execute code as the root user on an affected device that is running Cisco IOS XE Software. To execute code as the root user, the attacker must have the SNMPv1 or v2c read-only community string or valid SNMPv3 user credentials and administrative or privilege 15 credentials on the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SNMP packet to an affected device over IPv4 or IPv6 networks. This vulnerability is due to a stack overflow condition in the SNMP subsystem of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow a low-privileged attacker to cause the affected system to reload, resulting in a DoS condition, or allow a high-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user and obtain full control of the affected system. Note: This vulnerability affects all versions of SNMP.

Scoring

CVSS7.7 (HIGH, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS39.45% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-121
On CISA KEVyes — remediate by 2025-10-20
Public exploitnone known
Published2025-09-24
Last modified2026-09-26

CISA KEV

NameCisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Added2025-09-29
Due2025-10-20
Vendor / productCisco / IOS and IOS XE
Ransomware usenone reported

Affected (3)

VendorProduct
ciscoios
ciscoios xe
ciscoios xe sd-wan

References

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