CVE-2025-20316
MEDIUMCisco IOS XE Software 17.7.1-17.9.6a - Unauthenticated Access Control Bypass via SVI Egress ACL
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the access control list (ACL) programming of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 9500X and 9600X Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured ACL on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to the flooding of traffic from an unlearned MAC address on a switch virtual interface (SVI) that has an egress ACL applied. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by causing the VLAN to flush its MAC address table. This condition can also occur if the MAC address table is full. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass an egress ACL on an affected device.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
9.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (27)
Cisco/Cisco IOS XE Software
17.10.1
Cisco/Cisco IOS XE Software
17.10.1b
Cisco/Cisco IOS XE Software
17.11.1
Cisco/Cisco IOS XE Software
17.12.1
Cisco/Cisco IOS XE Software
17.12.2
Cisco/Cisco IOS XE Software
17.12.3
Cisco/Cisco IOS XE Software
17.12.4
Cisco/Cisco IOS XE Software
17.12.5
Cisco/Cisco IOS XE Software
17.13.1
Cisco/Cisco IOS XE Software
17.14.1
... and 17 more
Published
Sep 24, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026