CVE-2025-20312

A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an aff

Severity
High 7.7
CVSS 3.1
Remote, needs privileges or user interaction what this means
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.004
30.5th percentile
Discovered by
Third party
Vendor-published field
Published
Sep 24, 2025
Assigned by cisco

Description

A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper error handling when parsing a specific SNMP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specific SNMP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3. To exploit this vulnerability through SNMPv2c or earlier, the attacker must know a valid read-write or read-only SNMP community string for the affected system. To exploit this vulnerability through SNMPv3, the attacker must have valid SNMP user credentials for the affected system.

Weakness: CWE-835

Affected products

Vendor Product Category Matched by
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software Routing & Switching cna-assigner
Vendor-reported products (1)
  • Cisco · Cisco IOS XE Software

Vendor advisory

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Cisco IOS XE Software Simple Network Management Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco’s rating: High (advisory CVSS 7.7) · Published Sep 24, 2025

Bug ID: CSCwp03900

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