CVE-2025-20138CWE-78

Cisco IOS XR Software CLI Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High · published March 12, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
13.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system of an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. An attacker with a low-privileged account could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted commands at the prompt. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root and execute arbitrary commands.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00231 · 13.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2025-03-12T16:12Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 MAR 16:12Z
    Cisco IOS XR Software CLI Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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