CVE-2025-20195 Cross-site request forgery in Cisco IOS XE Software

Medium 4.3 Published 7 May 2025 Updated 7 May 2025

Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute CLI commands via CSRF if an authenticated user clicks a crafted link, allowing log clearing.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-20195?

CVE-2025-20195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 7 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a CSRF attack and execute commands on the CLI of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web-based management interface of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading an already authenticated user to follow a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to clear the syslog, parser, and licensing logs on the affected device if the targeted user has privileges to clear those logs.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20195?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios Xe.

How do I fix CVE-2025-20195?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20195 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-20195 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cxc6-3424-fr63.