Vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software of (CVE-2025-20313)
Summary
Vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software of (CVE-2025-20313). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software of could allow an authenticated, local attacker with level-15 privileges or an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the device to execute persistent code at boot time and break the chain of trust.
These vulnerabilities are due path traversal and improper image integrity validation. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute persistent code on the underlying operating system.
Because this allows the attacker to bypass a major security feature of the device, Cisco has raised the Security Impact Rating (SIR) of this advisory from Medium to High.
For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details ["#details"] section of this advisory.
ERP
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-20313 has been found in Cisco IOS XE Software of.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 6.7/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cisco IOS XE Software of CVE-2025-20313" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-20313 (Cisco IOS XE Software of) — CWE-35 / CVSS v3 6.7
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-35) exists in Cisco IOS XE Software of.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Cisco IOS XE Software of.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.7/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Cisco IOS XE Software of を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch psirt@cisco.com