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Cisco IOS XR Software CLI Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

cisco-sa-iosxr-priv-esc-GFQjxvOF · High · Published · Updated

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. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxr-priv-esc-GFQjxvOF This advisory is part of the March 2025 release of the Cisco IOS XR Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: March 2025 Semiannual Cisco IOS XR Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication.

Workarounds

There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

CVEsCVE-2025-20138
Cisco Bug IDsCSCwj33398, CSCwm56977, CSCwm85670, CSCwm85686
CVSS ScoreBase 8.8
Base 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
Product Names From Source
Cisco IOS XR Software, Cisco IOS

CSAF Product Statuses

Product Status Source CVE Rows
Cisco IOS XR Software known_affected cisco_csaf CVE-2025-20138 1

Related Products

Product CVE Evidence
Cisco IOS XR Software CVE-2025-20138 Cisco OpenVuln
Cisco IOS CVE-2025-20138 Cisco OpenVuln
Cisco IOS Software CVE-2025-20138 Cisco OpenVuln