5.1

CVE-2025-20161: cisco cisco nx-os software OS Command Injection

CVSS: 5.1v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 26-02-2025Last modified 27-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-20161 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) OS Command Injection vulnerability in cisco cisco nx-os software. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.50%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the software upgrade process of Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode could allow an authenticated, local attacker with valid Administrator credentials to execute a command injection attack on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of specific elements within a software image. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by installing a crafted image. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. Note: Administrators should validate the hash of any software image before installation.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.49% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.50%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco1 product
  • cisco nx-os software9.2(3) | 7.0(3)I5(2) | 6.0(2)A8(7a) | 7.0(3)I4(5) | 7.0(3)I4(6) | 7.0(3)I4(3) | 9.2(2v) | 7.0(3)I4(7) | 7.0(3)I4(1) | 7.0(3)I4(8) | 7.0(3)I4(2) | 6.0(2)A8(11) | 9.2(1) | 9.2(2t) | 9.2(3y) | 7.0(3)I4(1t) | 7.0(3)I7(6z) | 9.3(2) | 7.0(3)F3(3) | 7.0(3)I7(3z) | 7.0(3)IM7(2) | 6.0(2)A8(11b) | 7.0(3)I7(5a) | 7.0(3)I6(1) | 7.0(3)I5(3b) | 9.2(4) | 6.0(2)A8(10) | 6.0(2)A8(2) | 7.0(3)IC4(4) | 7.0(3)F3(3c) | 7.0(3)F3(1) | 7.0(3)F3(5) | 7.0(3)I7(2) | 7.0(3)I5(3) | 7.0(3)I7(3) | 6.0(2)A8(6) | 7.0(3)I6(2) | 6.0(2)A8(5) | 9.3(1) | 6.0(2)A8(7) | 7.0(3)I7(6) | 6.0(2)A8(11a) | 7.0(3)I4(8z) | 7.0(3)I4(9) | 7.0(3)I7(4) | 7.0(3)I7(7) | 6.0(2)A8(9) | 6.0(2)A8(1) | 6.0(2)A8(10a) | 7.0(3)I5(1) | 9.3(1z) | 9.2(2) | 7.0(3)F3(4) | 7.0(3)I4(8b) | 6.0(2)A8(3) | 7.0(3)I4(6t) | 7.0(3)I5(3a) | 6.0(2)A8(8) | 7.0(3)I7(5) | 7.0(3)F3(3a) | 6.0(2)A8(4) | 7.0(3)I4(8a) | 7.0(3)F3(2) | 7.0(3)I4(4) | 7.0(3)I7(1) | 7.0(3)IA7(2) | 7.0(3)IA7(1) | 6.0(2)A8(7b) | 6.0(2)A8(4a) | 9.3(3) | 7.0(3)I7(8) | 9.3(4) | 9.3(5) | 7.0(3)I7(9) | 9.3(6) | 10.1(2) | 10.1(1) | 9.3(5w) | 9.3(7) | 9.3(7k) | 7.0(3)I7(9w) | 10.2(1) | 9.3(7a) | 9.3(8) | 7.0(3)I7(10) | 10.2(1q) | 10.2(2) | 9.3(9) | 10.1(2t) | 10.2(3) | 10.2(3t) | 9.3(10) | 10.2(2a) | 10.3(1) | 10.2(4) | 10.3(2) | 9.3(11) | 10.3(3) | 10.2(5) | 9.3(12) | 10.2(3v) | 10.4(1) | 10.3(99w) | 10.2(6) | 10.3(3w) | 10.3(99x) | 10.3(3o) | 10.3(4) | 10.3(3p) | 10.3(4a) | 10.4(2) | 10.3(3q) | 9.3(13) | 10.3(5) | 10.2(7) | 10.4(3) | 10.3(3x) | 10.3(4g) | 10.5(1) | 10.2(8) | 10.3(3r) | 10.3(6) | 9.3(14) | 10.3(4h)

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