CVE-2025-20161

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.50% (42nd) EPSS
CVSS 5.1 · medium
Is it mine?
334 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability in the software upgrade process of Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker with valid Administrator credentials to execute a command injection attack on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of specific elements within a software image. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a crafted image. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges.  Note: Administrators should validate the hash of any software image before installation.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.1
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.15.1mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 0.8 · impact 4.2
v3.14.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-78USCWE-78US
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affected products (334)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 334
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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-0452Cisco Nexus 3000 und 9000: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-02-26csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Cisco Nexus und Cisco NX-OS ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen und beliebige Befehle mit Root-Rechten auszuführen.

  • cisco-sa-nxos-ici-dpOjbWxkCisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 Series Switches Command Injection Vulnerability2025-02-26csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the software upgrade process of Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker with valid Administrator credentials to execute a command injection attack on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of specific elements within a software image. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a crafted image. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. Note: Administrators should validate the hash of any software image before installation. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is part of the February 2025 Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: February 2025 Semiannual Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-75528"].

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisco_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2025-02-26modified 2026-06-17
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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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