5.5

CVE-2025-20290: cisco cisco nx-os software

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 27-08-2025Last modified 27-08-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-20290 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in cisco cisco nx-os software. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-08-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the logging feature of Cisco NX-OS Software for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode, Cisco UCS 6400 Fabric Interconnects, Cisco UCS 6500 Series Fabric Interconnects, and Cisco UCS 9108 100G Fabric Interconnects could allow an authenticated, local attacker access to sensitive information. This vulnerability is due to improper logging of sensitive information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing log files on the file system where they are stored. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information, such as stored credentials.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.14% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.14%

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

Cisco2 products
  • cisco nx-os software9.2(3) | 7.0(3)I5(2) | 7.0(3)I4(5) | 7.0(3)I4(6) | 9.2(2v) | 7.0(3)I4(7) | 7.0(3)I4(8) | 9.2(1) | 9.2(2t) | 9.2(3y) | 7.0(3)I7(6z) | 9.3(2) | 7.0(3)F3(3) | 7.0(3)I7(3z) | 7.0(3)IM7(2) | 7.0(3)I7(5a) | 7.0(3)I6(1) | 7.0(3)I5(3b) | 9.2(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) | 7.0(3)I6(2) | 9.3(1) | 7.0(3)I7(6) | 7.0(3)I4(8z) | 7.0(3)I4(9) | 7.0(3)I7(4) | 7.0(3)I7(7) | 7.0(3)I5(1) | 9.3(1z) | 9.2(2) | 7.0(3)F3(4) | 7.0(3)I4(8b) | 7.0(3)I4(6t) | 7.0(3)I5(3a) | 7.0(3)I7(5) | 7.0(3)F3(3a) | 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) | 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) | 10.4(4) | 10.3(4h) | 10.5(2) | 10.3(7) | 10.4(5) | 10.5(3) | 10.2(9) | 9.3(15) | 10.4(4g) | 10.5(3t) | 10.5(3e) | 10.5(3o)
  • cisco unified computing system (managed)4.0(4c) | 4.0(2b) | 4.1(2a) | 4.0(1a) | 4.0(2a) | 4.0(1b) | 4.1(1c) | 4.0(4a) | 4.0(4b) | 4.0(2e) | 4.1(1a) | 4.0(4d) | 4.0(4h) | 4.0(4g) | 4.0(1d) | 4.1(1e) | 4.0(4f) | 4.0(4e) | 4.0(4i) | 4.1(1d) | 4.0(2d) | 4.1(1b) | 4.0(1c) | 4.1(2b) | 4.0(4k) | 4.1(3a) | 4.1(3b) | 4.1(2c) | 4.0(4l) | 4.1(4a) | 4.1(3c) | 4.1(3d) | 4.2(1c) | 4.2(1d) | 4.0(4m) | 4.1(3e) | 4.2(1f) | 4.1(3f) | 4.2(1i) | 4.1(3h) | 4.2(1k) | 4.2(1l) | 4.0(4n) | 4.2(1m) | 4.1(3i) | 4.2(2a) | 4.2(1n) | 4.1(3j) | 4.2(2c) | 4.2(2d) | 4.2(3b) | 4.1(3k) | 4.0(4o) | 4.2(2e) | 4.2(3d) | 4.2(3e) | 4.2(3g) | 4.1(3l) | 4.3(2b) | 4.2(3h) | 4.2(3i) | 4.3(2c) | 4.1(3m) | 4.3(2e) | 4.3(3a) | 4.2(3j) | 4.3(3c) | 4.3(4a) | 4.2(3k) | 4.3(4b) | 4.3(4c) | 4.2(3l) | 4.3(4d) | 4.3(2f) | 4.2(3m) | 4.3(5a) | 4.3(4e) | 4.1(3n) | 4.3(4f) | 4.2(3n) | 4.3(5c) | 4.2(3o) | 4.3(5d) | 4.3(6a) | 4.3(6b) | 4.3(5e)

1 vendor · 2 products

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