Executive Risk Summary
"A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 7.9.2 could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause control plane traffic to stop working on multiple Cisco IOS XR platforms, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of packets that are punted to the route processor."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Firmware Image
Target Asset Cisco IOS XR Software
Standard Path Global Firmware
Manual Verification Required
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Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
Network disruption possible due to control plane traffic stoppage
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2025-20141: Cisco IOS XR Software vulnerability allowing DoS condition, patching required to prevent control plane traffic disruption
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