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TI-2025-14514 Aliases CVE-2025-20214GHSA-fv9x-wjcx-9cgm

Authorization bypass in Cisco IOS XE Software

Priority LOW 20CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

A vulnerability in the Network Configuration Access Control Module (NACM) of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to obtain unauthorized read access to configuration or operational data. This vulnerability exists because a subtle change in inner API call behavior causes results to be filtered incorrectly. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using either NETCONF, RESTCONF, or gRPC Network Management Interface (gNMI) protocols and query data on paths that may have been denied by the NACM configuration. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access data that should have been restricted according to the NACM configuration. Note: This vulnerability requires that the attacker obtain the credentials from a valid user with privileges lower than 15, and that NACM was configured to provide restricted read access for that user.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00343 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco IOS XE Software17.11.1; 17.11.1a; 17.12.1; 17.12.1w; 17.12.1a; 17.12.1x; 17.12.2; 17.12.2a; 17.12.1y; 17.12.1z; 17.12.1z1; 17.13.1; 17.13.1a; 17.11.99SW—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco IOS XE Software VendorCisco Affected 17.11.1; 17.11.1a; 17.12.1; 17.12.1w; 17.12.1a; 17.12.1x; 17.12.2; 17.12.2a; 17.12.1y; 17.12.1z; 17.12.1z1; 17.13.1; 17.13.1a; 17.11.99SW Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.11.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.11.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.11.1aVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.11.99sw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.11.99swVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.12.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.12.1aVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1w:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.12.1wVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.12.1xVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1y:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.12.1yVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.12.1zVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1z1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.12.1z1VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.11.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.11.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.11.1a Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.11.99sw:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.11.99sw Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.12.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.12.1a Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1w:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.12.1w Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.12.1x Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1y:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.12.1y Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.12.1z Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.1z1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.12.1z1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.12.2VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.12.2aVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.13.1VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.13.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.13.1aVulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.12.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.12.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.12.2a Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.13.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.13.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.13.1a Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-20214
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fv9x-wjcx-9cgm

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-06904 Cisco is providing an update for the ongoing investigation into observed exploitation of… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2018-00122 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-02977 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00135 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04498 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04497 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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