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Cisco IOS XE Software CLI DoS (cisco-sa-ios-cli-EB7cZ6yO)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 270327

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
 An attacker with a low-privileged account could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted commands at the CLI prompt to overflow the buffer. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

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

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCwm86360

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6b04f46e

http://www.nessus.org/u?acad5d9e

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwm86360

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 270327

File Name: cisco-sa-ios-cli-EB7cZ6yO-iosxe.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 10/14/2025

Updated: 10/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-20149

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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: 9/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-20149

CWE: 120

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-ios-cli-EB7cZ6yO

IAVA: 2025-A-0701

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCwm86360