Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation (cisco-sa-iosxe-privesc-su7scvdp)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 235482

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS-XE Software is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with privilege level 15 to elevate privileges to root on the underlying operating system of an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation when processing specific configuration commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted input in specific configuration commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The security impact rating (SIR) of this advisory has been raised to High because an attacker could gain access to the underlying operating system of the affected device and perform potentially undetected actions. Note: The attacker must have privileges to enter configuration mode on the affected device. This is usually referred to as privilege level 15.
(CVE-2025-20197, CVE-2025-20198, CVE-2025-20199, CVE-2025-20200, CVE-2025-20201)

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCwm59330, CSCwm64309, CSCwm66565, CSCwm68661, CSCwm72787

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 235482

File Name: cisco-sa-iosxe-privesc-su7scvdp-iosxe.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 5/7/2025

Updated: 5/7/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-20197

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/7/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-20197, CVE-2025-20198, CVE-2025-20199, CVE-2025-20200, CVE-2025-20201

CWE: 20, 754

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-iosxe-privesc-su7scvdp

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCwm59330, CSCwm64309, CSCwm66565, CSCwm68661, CSCwm72787

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