What is CVE-2025-20338?

CVE-2025-20338 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe Software, classified under CWE-141. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2025-09-24.

How severe is CVE-2025-20338?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe Software

CVE-2025-20338

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnera…

EPSS: 0.002 (4.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Ios Xe Software — versions 3.5.0E, 3.5.1E, 3.5.2E
Cisco Ios_xe — versions 3.5.0e, 3.5.0sq, 3.5.1e

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-141

References

psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20338?: CVE-2025-20338 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe Software, classified under CWE-141. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2025-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2025-20338?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.