CSRF in Cisco iOS Xe Software

CVE-2025-20195

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a CSRF attack and execute commands on the CLI of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web-based management interface of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading an already authenticated user to follow a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to clear the syslog, parser, and licensing logs on the affected device if the targeted user has privileges to clear those logs.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.002 (11.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20195?
CVE-2025-20195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS Xe Software, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2025-20195?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.