CVE-2025-20214 Missing authorization in Cisco IOS XE Software
Authenticated attackers can bypass NACM restrictions to read unauthorized configuration or operational data via NETCONF, RESTCONF, or gNMI.
- 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-2025-20214?
CVE-2025-20214 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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 Network Configuration Access Control Module (NACM) of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to obtain unauthorized read access to configuration or operational data. This vulnerability exists because a subtle change in inner API call behavior causes results to be filtered incorrectly. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using either NETCONF, RESTCONF, or gRPC Network Management Interface (gNMI) protocols and query data on paths that may have been denied by the NACM configuration. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access data that should have been restricted according to the NACM configuration. Note: This vulnerability requires that the attacker obtain the credentials from a valid user with privileges lower than 15, and that NACM was configured to provide restricted read access for that user.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20214?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20214?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-20214 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20214 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-fv9x-wjcx-9cgm.