CVE-2025-20365
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 6 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) packet processing of Cisco Access Point Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to modify the IPv6 gateway on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in the processing of IPv6 RA packets that are received from wireless clients. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by associating to a wireless network and sending a series of crafted IPv6 RA packets. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to temporarily change the IPv6 gateway of an affected device. This could also lead to intermittent packet loss for any wireless clients that are associated with the affected device.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Aironet Access Point Software (IOS XE Controller)cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
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affected products (91)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Cisco Aironet Access Point 1540all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:1540_series_aps
- Cisco Aironet Access Point 1560all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:1560_series
- Cisco Aironet Access Point 1800all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:1800_series_aps
- Cisco Aironet Access Point 2800all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:2800_series
- Cisco Aironet Access Point 3800all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:3800_series_aps
- Cisco Aironet Access Point 4800all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:4800_series
- Cisco Aironet Access Point 9100all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:9100_aps
- Cisco Catalyst IW6300all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:cisco:catalyst:iw6300_heay_duty_series_access_point
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2121Cisco Aironet Access Point: Schwachstelle ermöglicht ManipulationDeutsch2025-09-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer aus einem angrenzenden Netzwerk kann eine Schwachstelle in Cisco Aironet Access Point, Cisco Wireless Access Point und Cisco Catalyst ausnutzen, um Daten zu manipulieren
- cisco-sa-ap-ipv6-gw-tUAzpn9OCisco Access Point Software Intermittent IPv6 Gateway Change Vulnerability2025-09-24csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) packet processing of Cisco Access Point Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to modify the IPv6 gateway on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in the processing of IPv6 RA packets that are received from wireless clients. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by associating to a wireless network and sending a series of crafted IPv6 RA packets. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to temporarily change the IPv6 gateway of an affected device. This could also lead to intermittent packet loss for any wireless clients that are associated with the affected device. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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references (5)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-20365cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ap-ipv6-gw-tUAzpn9Ocnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-Wireless-Access-Point-write-access-via-IPv6-Gateway-Change-48293cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ap-ipv6-gw-tUAzpn9Oenisa_euvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ap-ipv6-gw-tUAzpn9Onvd
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