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GHSA-3GRG-FVVV-2QRM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-07 18:30 – Updated: 2025-05-07 18:30

Details

A vulnerability in the Cisco Industrial Ethernet Switch Device Manager (DM) of Cisco IOS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of authorizations for authenticated users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to privilege level 15.

To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with privilege level 5 or higher. Read-only DM users are assigned privilege level 5.

Severity

8.3 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2025-20164 (GCVE-0-2025-20164)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-07 17:36 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:28

Summary

A vulnerability in the Cisco Industrial Ethernet Switch Device Manager (DM) of Cisco IOS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of authorizations for authenticated users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to privilege level 15. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with privilege level 5 or higher. Read-only DM users are assigned privilege level 5.

Severity

8.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-05-08 03:56 UTC

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

cisco mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/c…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Cisco	IOS	Affected: 15.0(2)SE8 Affected: 15.0(2)EA Affected: 15.0(2)EA1 Affected: 15.2(2)E Affected: 15.2(2)E1 Affected: 15.2(3)E1 Affected: 15.2(2)E2 Affected: 15.2(2)E3 Affected: 15.2(2a)E2 Affected: 15.2(3)E2 Affected: 15.2(3)E3 Affected: 15.2(2)E4 Affected: 15.2(2)E5 Affected: 15.2(3)E4 Affected: 15.2(5)E Affected: 15.2(2)E6 Affected: 15.2(5)E1 Affected: 15.2(2)E5a Affected: 15.2(5a)E1 Affected: 15.2(2)E7 Affected: 15.2(5)E2 Affected: 15.2(6)E Affected: 15.2(5)E2c Affected: 15.2(2)E8 Affected: 15.2(6)E0a Affected: 15.2(6)E1 Affected: 15.2(6)E0c Affected: 15.2(2)E9 Affected: 15.2(7)E Affected: 15.2(2)E10 Affected: 15.2(6)E2a Affected: 15.2(7)E0b Affected: 15.2(7)E0s Affected: 15.2(6)E3 Affected: 15.2(7)E2 Affected: 15.2(7)E3 Affected: 15.2(7)E1a Affected: 15.2(7)E4 Affected: 15.2(8)E Affected: 15.2(8)E1 Affected: 15.2(7)E5 Affected: 15.2(7)E6 Affected: 15.2(8)E2 Affected: 15.2(7)E7 Affected: 15.2(8)E3 Affected: 15.2(7)E8 Affected: 15.2(8)E4 Affected: 15.2(7)E9 Affected: 15.2(8)E5 Affected: 15.2(8)E6 Affected: 15.2(7)E10 Affected: 15.2(7)E11 Affected: 15.2(1)EY Affected: 15.0(2)EK Affected: 15.0(2)EK1 Affected: 15.2(2)EB Affected: 15.2(2)EB1 Affected: 15.2(2)EB2 Affected: 15.2(6)EB Affected: 15.2(2)EA Affected: 15.2(2)EA2 Affected: 15.2(3)EA Affected: 15.2(4)EA Affected: 15.2(4)EA1 Affected: 15.2(2)EA3 Affected: 15.2(4)EA4 Affected: 15.2(4)EA5 Affected: 15.2(4)EA6 Affected: 15.2(4)EA7 Affected: 15.2(4)EA8 Affected: 15.2(4)EA9 Affected: 15.2(4)EA9a Affected: 15.2(4)EC1 Affected: 15.2(4)EC2 Affected: 15.3(3)JPU

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