High severity · published Sep 24, 2025
CVE-2025-20352
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.7
CVSS
41.5%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow the following: An authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device that is running Cisco IOS Software or Cisco IOS XE Software. To cause the DoS, the attacker must have the SNMPv2c or earlier read-only community string or valid SNMPv3 user credentials. An authenticated, remote attacker with high privileges could execute code as the root user on an affected device that is running Cisco IOS XE Software. To execute code as the root user, the attacker must have the SNMPv1 or v2c read-only community string or valid SNMPv3 user credentials and administrative or privilege 15 credentials on the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SNMP packet to an affected device over IPv4 or IPv6 networks. This vulnerability is due to a stack overflow condition in the SNMP subsystem of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow a low-privileged attacker to cause the affected system to reload, resulting in a DoS condition, or allow a high-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user and obtain full control of the affected system. Note: This vulnerability affects all versions of SNMP.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)41.5% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Sep 29, 2025
Federal remediation dueOct 20, 2025
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IX
IOS XE · Cisco
3.5.0e; 3.5.0sq; 3.5.1e; 3.5.1sq; 3.5.2e; 3.5.2sq; +34 more · source: NVD
CI
Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN · Cisco
16.9.1; 16.9.2; 16.9.3; 16.9.4; 16.10.1; 16.10.2; +15 more · source: vendor
CI
Cisco IOS XE Software · Cisco
3.5.0E; 3.5.1E; 3.5.2E; 3.5.3E; 3.6.0E; 3.6.1E; +34 more · source: vendor
IO
IOS · Cisco
12.2(55)SE; 12.2(55)SE3; 12.2(55)SE2; 12.2(58)SE; 12.2(55)SE1; 12.2(58)SE1; +34 more · source: vendor, NVD
IX
Ios XE Sd-wan · Cisco
16.9.1; 16.9.2; 16.9.3; 16.9.4; 16.10.1; 16.10.2; +15 more · source: NVD
IA
IOS and IOS XE · Cisco
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
In the news
VulnerabilityCritical
[CISA KEV] CVE-2025-20352: Cisco IOS and IOS XE - Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Cisco IOS and IOS XE contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem that could allow for denial of service or remote code execution. A successful exploit could allow a low-privileged attacker to cause the affected system to reload, resulting in a DoS condition, or allow a high-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user and obtain full control of the affected system.
IAIOS and IOS XECVE-2025-20352
Sep 29, 2025·CISA KEV
Affected product
IX
IOS XE
Cisco
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