Cisco IOS XR Software Access Control List Bypass Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the access control list (ACL) processing in the egress direction of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured ACL. This vulnerability exists because certain packets are handled incorrectly when they are received on an ingress interface on one line card and destined out of an egress interface on another line card where the egress ACL is configured. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to send traffic through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass an egress ACL on the affected device. For more information about this vulnerability, see the Details ["#details"] section of this advisory. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is part of the March 2025 release of the Cisco IOS XR Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: March 2025 Semiannual Cisco IOS XR Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-75548"].
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-20145US | — | — | ||
A vulnerability in the access control list (ACL) processing in the egress direction of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- Cisco IOS XR Software Access Control List Bypass Vulnerabilityself
- Cisco Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- considering software upgradesexternal
- Cisco Event Response: March 2025 Semiannual Cisco IOS XR Software Security Advisory Bundled Publicationexternal
- Understand Cisco IOS XR Software Maintenance Updates (SMUs)external
- Cisco Security Advisories pageexternal
remediations (1)
- FixedCisco IOS XR Software
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
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