A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. An attacker with a low-privileged account could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted commands at the prompt. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root and execute arbitrary commands.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user arguments that are passed to specific CLI commands. An attacker with a low-privileged account could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted commands at the prompt. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root and execute arbitrary commands.
Title Cisco IOS XR Software CLI Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-12T16:12:06.736Z

Reserved: 2024-10-10T19:15:13.213Z

Link: CVE-2025-20138

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-03-12T16:15:21.260

Modified: 2025-03-12T16:15:21.260

Link: CVE-2025-20138

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