Executive Risk Summary
"A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling when parsing a specific SNMP request and affects SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3."
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Target Type Firmware Image
Target Asset Cisco IOS XE
Standard Path Global Firmware
Manual Verification Required
This is a non-Windows asset (Cisco). Use the target asset details and official path provided above to verify your current version against the official vendor advisories listed below.
Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
High
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2025-20312: Cisco IOS XE SNMP DoS Vulnerability - Verify device firmware version and apply patch to prevent remote denial of service attacks.
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