CVE-2025-20155

MEDIUMNVD 6.06.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.0 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2025-05-07. NVD baseline CVSS 6.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.0
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability in the bootstrap loading of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to write arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of the bootstrap file that is read by the system software when a device is first deployed in SD-WAN mode or when an administrator configures SD-Routing on the device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying a bootstrap file generated by Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, loading it into the device flash, and then either reloading the device in a green field deployment in SD-WAN mode or configuring the device with SD-Routing. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary file writes to the underlying operating system.

CVSS v3
6.0
EG Score
6.0(medium)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
4.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 7, 2025

Last Modified

July 31, 2025

References (1)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-20155?
CVE-2025-20155 is a medium vulnerability published on May 7, 2025. A vulnerability in the bootstrap loading of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to write arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of the bootstrap file that is read by the system software when a device is first…
When was CVE-2025-20155 disclosed?
CVE-2025-20155 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 7, 2025, with the most recent update on July 31, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-20155 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-20155 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 4.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-20155?
CVE-2025-20155 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-20155?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-20155, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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