CWE-232
Improper Handling of Undefined Values
The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when a value is not defined or supported for the associated parameter, field, or argument name.
CVE-2025-20314 (GCVE-0-2025-20314)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-24 17:53
Modified
2025-09-25 03:56
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VLAI Severity ?
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CWE
- CWE-232 - Improper Handling of Undefined Values
Summary
A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with level-15 privileges or an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to an affected device to execute persistent code at boot time and break the chain of trust.
This vulnerability is due to improper validation of software packages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a crafted file into a specific location on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute persistent code on the underlying operating system.
Because this vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass a major security feature of a device, Cisco has raised the Security Impact Rating (SIR) of this advisory from Medium to High.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software |
Version: 17.3.1 Version: 17.3.2 Version: 17.3.3 Version: 17.3.1a Version: 17.3.1w Version: 17.3.2a Version: 17.3.1x Version: 17.3.1z Version: 17.3.4 Version: 17.3.5 Version: 17.3.4a Version: 17.3.6 Version: 17.3.4b Version: 17.3.4c Version: 17.3.5a Version: 17.3.5b Version: 17.3.7 Version: 17.3.8 Version: 17.3.8a Version: 17.4.1 Version: 17.4.2 Version: 17.4.1a Version: 17.4.1b Version: 17.4.2a Version: 17.5.1 Version: 17.5.1a Version: 17.6.1 Version: 17.6.2 Version: 17.6.1w Version: 17.6.1a Version: 17.6.1x Version: 17.6.3 Version: 17.6.1y Version: 17.6.1z Version: 17.6.3a Version: 17.6.4 Version: 17.6.1z1 Version: 17.6.5 Version: 17.6.6 Version: 17.6.6a Version: 17.6.5a Version: 17.6.7 Version: 17.6.8 Version: 17.6.8a Version: 17.7.1 Version: 17.7.1a Version: 17.7.1b Version: 17.7.2 Version: 17.10.1 Version: 17.10.1a Version: 17.10.1b Version: 17.8.1 Version: 17.8.1a Version: 17.9.1 Version: 17.9.1w Version: 17.9.2 Version: 17.9.1a Version: 17.9.1x Version: 17.9.1y Version: 17.9.3 Version: 17.9.2a Version: 17.9.1x1 Version: 17.9.3a Version: 17.9.4 Version: 17.9.1y1 Version: 17.9.5 Version: 17.9.4a Version: 17.9.5a Version: 17.9.5b Version: 17.9.6 Version: 17.9.6a Version: 17.9.7 Version: 17.9.5e Version: 17.9.5f Version: 17.9.7a Version: 17.9.7b Version: 17.11.1 Version: 17.11.1a Version: 17.12.1 Version: 17.12.1w Version: 17.12.1a Version: 17.12.1x Version: 17.12.2 Version: 17.12.3 Version: 17.12.2a Version: 17.12.1y Version: 17.12.1z Version: 17.12.4 Version: 17.12.3a Version: 17.12.1z1 Version: 17.12.1z2 Version: 17.12.4a Version: 17.12.5 Version: 17.12.4b Version: 17.12.1z3 Version: 17.12.5a Version: 17.12.1z4 Version: 17.12.5b Version: 17.12.5c Version: 17.13.1 Version: 17.13.1a Version: 17.14.1 Version: 17.14.1a Version: 17.15.1 Version: 17.15.1w Version: 17.15.1a Version: 17.15.2 Version: 17.15.1b Version: 17.15.1x Version: 17.15.1z Version: 17.15.3 Version: 17.15.2c Version: 17.15.2a Version: 17.15.1y Version: 17.15.2b Version: 17.15.3a Version: 17.15.3b Version: 17.16.1 Version: 17.16.1a Version: 17.17.1 |
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No mitigation information available for this CWE.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.