Cisco IOS XE up to 17.15.1w Web-based Management Interface os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Cisco IOS XE. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-20194. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS XE and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to perform an injection attack against an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read limited files from the underlying operating system or clear the syslog and licensing logs on the affected device.

The advisory is shared at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-20194 since 10/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/13/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 249208 (Cisco IOS XE Software Web Based Management Interface (cisco-sa-webui-multi-ARNHM4v6)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (249208). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Router Operating System

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• IOS XE

Version

• 17.3.1
• 17.3.1a
• 17.3.1w
• 17.3.1x
• 17.3.1z
• 17.3.2
• 17.3.2a
• 17.3.3
• 17.3.4
• 17.3.4a
• 17.3.4b
• 17.3.4c
• 17.3.5
• 17.3.5a
• 17.3.5b
• 17.3.6
• 17.3.7
• 17.3.8
• 17.3.8a
• 17.4.1
• 17.4.1a
• 17.4.1b
• 17.4.2
• 17.4.2a
• 17.5.1
• 17.5.1a
• 17.6.1
• 17.6.1a
• 17.6.1w
• 17.6.1x
• 17.6.1y
• 17.6.1z
• 17.6.1z1
• 17.6.2
• 17.6.3
• 17.6.3a
• 17.6.4
• 17.6.5
• 17.6.5a
• 17.6.6
• 17.6.6a
• 17.6.7
• 17.6.8
• 17.6.8a
• 17.7.1
• 17.7.1a
• 17.7.1b
• 17.7.2
• 17.8.1
• 17.8.1a
• 17.9.1
• 17.9.1a
• 17.9.1w
• 17.9.1x
• 17.9.1x1
• 17.9.1y
• 17.9.1y1
• 17.9.2
• 17.9.2a
• 17.9.3
• 17.9.3a
• 17.9.4
• 17.9.4a
• 17.9.5
• 17.9.5a
• 17.9.5b
• 17.9.5e
• 17.9.5f
• 17.9.6
• 17.9.6a
• 17.10.1
• 17.10.1a
• 17.10.1b
• 17.11.1
• 17.11.1a
• 17.11.99SW
• 17.12.1
• 17.12.1a
• 17.12.1w
• 17.12.1x
• 17.12.1y
• 17.12.1z
• 17.12.1z1
• 17.12.2
• 17.12.2a
• 17.12.3
• 17.12.3a
• 17.12.4
• 17.12.4a
• 17.12.4b
• 17.13.1
• 17.13.1a
• 17.14.1
• 17.14.1a
• 17.15.1
• 17.15.1a
• 17.15.1b
• 17.15.1w

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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