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    CVE-2025-20159

    A vulnerability in the management interface access control list (ACL) processing feature in Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured ACLs for the SSH, NetConf, and gRPC features. This vulnerability exists because management interface ACLs have not been supported on Cisco IOS XR Software Packet I/O infrastructure platforms for Linux-handled features such as SSH, NetConf, or gRPC. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to send traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass an ingress ACL that is applied on the management interface of the affected device.

    Published:Sep 10, 2025
    Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
    EPS:Sep 10, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00032
    CVSS Score:5.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Ios Xr Software

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-284 Improper Access Control

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High