CVE-2020-3425 Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Authenticated remote attackers with read-only access can elevate privileges to Administrator on Cisco IOS XE devices via the web management framework.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-3425?
CVE-2020-3425 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 24 Sep 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple vulnerabilities in the web management framework of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with read-only privileges to elevate privileges to the level of an Administrator user on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3425?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3425?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-3425 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3425 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios Xe
- CVE-2023-20198 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2018-0151 Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Quality of Service Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2023-20273 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection
- CVE-2025-20188 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco IOS XE Software
- CVE-2021-34770 Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers CAPWAP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qvr4-782c-mc2w.