CVE-2025-20314 (GCVE-0-2025-20314)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-24 17:53 – Updated: 2025-10-15 16:25
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Summary
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.
CWE
  • CWE-232 - Improper Handling of Undefined Values
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software Affected: 17.3.1
Affected: 17.3.2
Affected: 17.3.3
Affected: 17.3.1a
Affected: 17.3.1w
Affected: 17.3.2a
Affected: 17.3.1x
Affected: 17.3.1z
Affected: 17.3.4
Affected: 17.3.5
Affected: 17.3.4a
Affected: 17.3.6
Affected: 17.3.4b
Affected: 17.3.4c
Affected: 17.3.5a
Affected: 17.3.5b
Affected: 17.3.7
Affected: 17.3.8
Affected: 17.3.8a
Affected: 17.4.1
Affected: 17.4.2
Affected: 17.4.1a
Affected: 17.4.1b
Affected: 17.4.2a
Affected: 17.5.1
Affected: 17.5.1a
Affected: 17.6.1
Affected: 17.6.2
Affected: 17.6.1w
Affected: 17.6.1a
Affected: 17.6.1x
Affected: 17.6.3
Affected: 17.6.1y
Affected: 17.6.1z
Affected: 17.6.3a
Affected: 17.6.4
Affected: 17.6.1z1
Affected: 17.6.5
Affected: 17.6.6
Affected: 17.6.6a
Affected: 17.6.5a
Affected: 17.6.7
Affected: 17.6.8
Affected: 17.6.8a
Affected: 17.7.1
Affected: 17.7.1a
Affected: 17.7.1b
Affected: 17.7.2
Affected: 17.10.1
Affected: 17.10.1a
Affected: 17.10.1b
Affected: 17.8.1
Affected: 17.8.1a
Affected: 17.9.1
Affected: 17.9.1w
Affected: 17.9.2
Affected: 17.9.1a
Affected: 17.9.1x
Affected: 17.9.1y
Affected: 17.9.3
Affected: 17.9.2a
Affected: 17.9.1x1
Affected: 17.9.3a
Affected: 17.9.4
Affected: 17.9.1y1
Affected: 17.9.5
Affected: 17.9.4a
Affected: 17.9.5a
Affected: 17.9.5b
Affected: 17.9.6
Affected: 17.9.6a
Affected: 17.9.7
Affected: 17.9.5e
Affected: 17.9.5f
Affected: 17.9.7a
Affected: 17.9.7b
Affected: 17.11.1
Affected: 17.11.1a
Affected: 17.12.1
Affected: 17.12.1w
Affected: 17.12.1a
Affected: 17.12.1x
Affected: 17.12.2
Affected: 17.12.3
Affected: 17.12.2a
Affected: 17.12.1y
Affected: 17.12.1z
Affected: 17.12.4
Affected: 17.12.3a
Affected: 17.12.1z1
Affected: 17.12.1z2
Affected: 17.12.4a
Affected: 17.12.5
Affected: 17.12.4b
Affected: 17.12.1z3
Affected: 17.12.5a
Affected: 17.12.1z4
Affected: 17.12.5b
Affected: 17.12.5c
Affected: 17.13.1
Affected: 17.13.1a
Affected: 17.14.1
Affected: 17.14.1a
Affected: 17.15.1
Affected: 17.15.1w
Affected: 17.15.1a
Affected: 17.15.2
Affected: 17.15.1b
Affected: 17.15.1x
Affected: 17.15.3
Affected: 17.15.2c
Affected: 17.15.2a
Affected: 17.15.1y
Affected: 17.15.2b
Affected: 17.15.3a
Affected: 17.15.3b
Affected: 17.16.1
Affected: 17.16.1a
Affected: 17.17.1
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