CVE-2025-20314

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 5 %ileDEEUNLRUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.16% (5th) EPSS
CVSS 6.7 · medium
Is it mine?
377 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with level-15 privileges or an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to an affected device to execute persistent code at boot time and break the chain of trust. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of software packages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a crafted file into a specific location on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute persistent code on the underlying operating system. Because this vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass a major security feature of a device, Cisco has raised the Security Impact Rating (SIR) of this advisory from Medium to High.

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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.

6.7
010

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

v3.16.7mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9
v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL
v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · 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-232USCWE-232USCWE-232US
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affected products (377)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 377
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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • NCSC-2025-0297Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Cisco IOS en Cisco IOS XE SoftwareNL2025-09-25csaf · ncsc_nlNL

    Cisco heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Cisco IOS en Cisco IOS XE Software.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-2124Cisco IOS und IOS XE: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-09-24csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Cisco IOS und Cisco IOS XE ausnutzen, um vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen und beliebigen Code auszuführen – sogar mit Root-Rechten.

  • cisco-sa-secboot-UqFD8AvCCisco IOS XE Software Secure Boot Bypass Vulnerabilities2025-09-24csaf · cisco_csafUS

    Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with level-15 privileges or an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to an affected device to execute persistent code at boot time and break the chain of trust. These vulnerabilities are due improper validation of software packages. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by placing a crafted file into a specific location on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute persistent code on the underlying operating system. Because these vulnerabilities allow an attacker to bypass a major security feature of a device, Cisco has raised the Security Impact Rating (SIR) of this advisory from Medium to High. Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities. This advisory is part of the September 2025 release of the Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: September 2025 Semiannual Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-75296"].

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisco_csafncsc_nlNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2025-09-24modified 2026-06-17
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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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