Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA deadline 2025-10-20 · passed 10 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
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.
Who is affected
Cisco IOS and IOS XE. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-121.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 10 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2025-20352 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20352
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- sec.cloudapps.cisco.com sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-snmp-x4LPhte
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20352