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CVE-2025-20191: Multiple Cisco Products Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-05-07 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-805
Description
A vulnerability in the Switch Integrated Security Features (SISF) of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, Cisco NX-OS Software, and Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) AireOS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to the incorrect handling of DHCPv6 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DHCPv6 packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
Affected products
- Cisco NX-OS: 8.2(5), 7.3(5)D1(1), 8.4(2), 8.4(3), 9.2(3), 9.2(2v) (+113)
- Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC): 8.10.112.0, 8.8.120.0, 8.3.143.0, 8.3.111.0, 8.2.164.0, 8.5.109.0 (+78)
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