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CVE-2025-20352

A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow the following: An authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device that i…

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A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow the following: An authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device that is running Cisco IOS Software or Cisco IOS XE Software. To cause the DoS, the attacker must have the SNMPv2c or earlier read-only community string or valid SNMPv3 user credentials. An authenticated, remote attacker with high privileges could execute code as the root user on an affected device that is running Cisco IOS XE Software. To execute code as the root user, the attacker must have the SNMPv1 or v2c read-only community string or valid SNMPv3 user credentials and administrative or privilege 15 credentials on the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SNMP packet to an affected device over IPv4 or IPv6 networks. This vulnerability is due to a stack overflow condition in the SNMP subsystem of the affected software. 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. Note: This vulnerability affects all versions of SNMP.
CVSS 7.7 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.4/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.7: +1.16
  • Fresh EPSS: 40.58%: +0.20

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 16 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

SOC Prime
Press · 18 Dec 2025, 08:00 · CVE-2025-20393 Exploitation: A Maximum-Severity Zero-Day Vulnerability in Cisco AsyncOS Software Abused in Attacks by the China-Backed APT UAT-9686 - SOC Prime
Help Net Security
Press · 17 Oct 2025, 07:00 · Hackers used Cisco zero-day to plant rootkits on network switches (CVE-2025-20352) - Help Net Security
Recorded Future
Press · 17 Oct 2025, 07:00 · September 2025 CVE Landscape - Recorded Future
Security Affairs
Press · 16 Oct 2025, 07:00 · Operation Zero Disco: Threat actors targets Cisco SNMP flaw to drop Linux rootkits - Security Affairs
The Hacker News
Press · 16 Oct 2025, 07:00 · Hackers Deploy Linux Rootkits via Cisco SNMP Flaw in 'Zero Disco' Attacks - The Hacker News
See all 16 source documents
BleepingComputer
Press · 16 Oct 2025, 07:00 · Hackers exploit Cisco SNMP flaw to deploy rootkit on switches - BleepingComputer
www.trendmicro.com
Press · 15 Oct 2025, 07:00 · Operation Zero Disco: Attackers Exploit Cisco SNMP Vulnerability to Deploy Rootkits - www.trendmicro.com
Help Net Security
Press · 01 Oct 2025, 07:00 · Too many Cisco ASA firewalls still unsecure despite zero-day attack alerts - Help Net Security
The Hacker News
Press · 30 Sep 2025, 07:00 · CISA Sounds Alarm on Critical Sudo Flaw Actively Exploited in Linux and Unix Systems - The Hacker News
Dark Reading
Press · 26 Sep 2025, 07:00 · Cisco's Wave of Actively Exploited Zero-Day Bugs Targets Firewalls, IOS - Dark Reading
Help Net Security
Press · 25 Sep 2025, 07:00 · Cisco fixes IOS/IOS XE zero-day exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-20352) - Help Net Security
CyberScoop
Press · 25 Sep 2025, 07:00 · Cisco uncovers new SNMP vulnerability used in attacks on IOS devices - CyberScoop
The Hacker News
Press · 25 Sep 2025, 07:00 · Cisco Warns of Actively Exploited SNMP Vulnerability Allowing RCE or DoS in IOS Software - The Hacker News
Ars Technica
Press · 25 Sep 2025, 07:00 · As many as 2 million Cisco devices affected by actively exploited 0-day - Ars Technica
BleepingComputer
Press · 24 Sep 2025, 07:00 · Cisco warns of IOS zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks - BleepingComputer
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 24 Sep 2025, 07:00 · Cisco IOS 0-Day RCE Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild - CyberSecurityNews

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.4 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.7; EPSS 40.6%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:29.589072+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
24 Sep 2025, 07:00
Published
24 Sep 2025, 17:10
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
29 Sep 2025, 00:00
Latest press mention
18 Dec 2025, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59