Summary
Cisco IOS and IOS XE contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem that could allow for denial of service or remote code execution. A successful exploit could allow a low-privileged attacker to cause the affected system to reload, resulting in a DoS condition, or allow a high-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user and obtain full control of the affected system.
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- IOS and IOS XE
- Added to KEV
- Sep 29, 2025
- Remediation due
- Oct 20, 2025 (US federal deadline)
- Ransomware use
- Not known
- Weakness
- CWE-121
- EPSS
- 40.6% as of Nov 12
In the news
- No Asia-Pacific article names this CVE yet.
Linked
Actors named alongside it:
none
Incidents exploiting it:
- none recorded
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