Is CVE-2025-20169 being actively exploited?

CVE-2025-20169 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-20169?

CVE-2025-20169 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.7 (HIGH).

CVE-2025-20169

HIGH · CVSS 7.7EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD

A vulnerability in the SNMP subsystem of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a DoS condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper error handling when parsing SNMP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SNMP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition.  This vulnerability affects SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3. To exploit this vulnerability through SNMP v2c or earlier, the attacker must know a valid read-write or read-only SNMP community string for the affected system. To exploit this vulnerability through SNMP v3, the attacker must have valid SNMP user credentials for the affected system.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.7 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-805
EPSS score: 0.8% (55th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2025-2161)
Published: February 5, 2025
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2025-2161 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on February 5, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

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Certified products that may be affected

17 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Cisco Embedded Services 9300 and 3300 Series Switches (ESS9300 & ESS3300) running IOS-XE 17.15 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11662-2026 - active
Cisco Catalyst 8000V Edge (C8000V) running IOS-XE 17.15 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria Certificate Number: 2025/161 - active
Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (C1100), Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Routers (IR1800), Cisco Catalyst IR8300 Rugged Series Routers (IR8300) running IOS-XE 17.15 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11643-2025 - active
Cisco Catalyst Industrial Ethernet 9300 Rugged Series Switches running IOS-XE 17.15 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11603-2025 - active
Cisco Aggregation Services Router 1000 Series (ASR1K), Cisco Catalyst 8200, 8300, 8500 Series Edge Routers (Cat8K) running IOS-XE version 17.15 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11642-2025 - active

See all 17 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-snmp-dos-sdxnSUcW(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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