CVE-2025-20194 Command injection in Cisco IOS XE Software

Medium 5.4 Published 7 May 2025 Updated 26 Feb 2026

Authenticated low-privileged attackers can inject commands via the web interface to read files or clear logs on Cisco IOS XE devices.

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-2025-20194?

CVE-2025-20194 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 7 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20194?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios Xe.

How do I fix CVE-2025-20194?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20194 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2025-20194 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rwj7-gqqr-3hm7.