CVE-2025-20195Network attack vector

Log clearing via missing CSRF protections

Published May 7, 2025 · Updated May 7, 2025

Cross-site request forgery in Cisco IOS XE Software allows remote attackers to clear device logs through its web management interface. The interface accepts a crafted cross-origin request without sufficient CSRF protections and runs the requested CLI log-clearing commands in the victim session. Exploitation requires the web interface to be enabled, an authenticated user to follow the crafted link, and that user to hold privileges to clear syslog, parser, and licensing logs.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site request forgery in Cisco IOS XE Software allows remote attackers to clear device logs through its web management interface. The interface accepts a crafted cross-origin request without sufficient CSRF protections and runs the requested CLI log-clearing commands in the victim session. Exploitation requires the web interface to be enabled, an authenticated user to follow the crafted link, and that user to hold privileges to clear syslog, parser, and licensing logs.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20195
Published
May 7, 2025
Updated
May 7, 2025
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco IOS XE Software
Classifications
CWE-352, T1070
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=16.10.1
  2. Affected versionversion=16.10.1a
  3. Affected versionversion=16.10.1b
  4. Affected versionversion=16.10.1c
  5. Affected versionversion=16.10.1d
  6. Affected versionversion=16.10.1e
  7. Affected versionversion=16.10.1f
  8. Affected versionversion=16.10.1g
  9. Affected versionversion=16.10.1s
  10. Affected versionversion=16.10.2
  11. Affected versionversion=16.10.3
  12. Affected versionversion=16.1.1
  13. Affected versionversion=16.11.1
  14. Affected versionversion=16.11.1a
  15. Affected versionversion=16.11.1b
  16. Affected versionversion=16.11.1s
  17. Affected versionversion=16.11.2
  18. Affected versionversion=16.1.2
  19. Affected versionversion=16.12.1
  20. Affected versionversion=16.12.10
  21. Affected versionversion=16.12.10a
  22. Affected versionversion=16.12.11
  23. Affected versionversion=16.12.12
  24. Affected versionversion=16.12.1a
  25. Affected versionversion=16.12.1c
  26. Affected versionversion=16.12.1s
  27. Affected versionversion=16.12.1t
  28. Affected versionversion=16.12.1w
  29. Affected versionversion=16.12.1x
  30. Affected versionversion=16.12.1y
  31. Affected versionversion=16.12.1z1
  32. Affected versionversion=16.12.1z2
  33. Affected versionversion=16.12.2
  34. Affected versionversion=16.12.2a
  35. Affected versionversion=16.12.2s
  36. Affected versionversion=16.12.3
  37. Affected versionversion=16.12.3a
  38. Affected versionversion=16.12.3s
  39. Affected versionversion=16.12.4
  40. Affected versionversion=16.12.4a
  41. Affected versionversion=16.12.5
  42. Affected versionversion=16.12.5a
  43. Affected versionversion=16.12.5b
  44. Affected versionversion=16.12.6
  45. Affected versionversion=16.12.6a
  46. Affected versionversion=16.12.7
  47. Affected versionversion=16.12.8
  48. Affected versionversion=16.12.9
  49. Affected versionversion=16.1.3
  50. Affected versionversion=16.2.1
  51. Affected versionversion=16.2.2
  52. Affected versionversion=16.3.1
  53. Affected versionversion=16.3.10
  54. Affected versionversion=16.3.11
  55. Affected versionversion=16.3.1a
  56. Affected versionversion=16.3.2
  57. Affected versionversion=16.3.3
  58. Affected versionversion=16.3.4
  59. Affected versionversion=16.3.5
  60. Affected versionversion=16.3.5b
  61. Affected versionversion=16.3.6
  62. Affected versionversion=16.3.7
  63. Affected versionversion=16.3.8
  64. Affected versionversion=16.3.9
  65. Affected versionversion=16.4.1
  66. Affected versionversion=16.4.2
  67. Affected versionversion=16.4.3
  68. Affected versionversion=16.5.1
  69. Affected versionversion=16.5.1a
  70. Affected versionversion=16.5.1b
  71. Affected versionversion=16.5.2
  72. Affected versionversion=16.5.3
  73. Affected versionversion=16.6.1
  74. Affected versionversion=16.6.10
  75. Affected versionversion=16.6.2
  76. Affected versionversion=16.6.3
  77. Affected versionversion=16.6.4
  78. Affected versionversion=16.6.4a
  79. Affected versionversion=16.6.5
  80. Affected versionversion=16.6.5a
  81. Affected versionversion=16.6.6
  82. Affected versionversion=16.6.7
  83. Affected versionversion=16.6.8
  84. Affected versionversion=16.6.9
  85. Affected versionversion=16.7.1
  86. Affected versionversion=16.7.1a
  87. Affected versionversion=16.7.1b
  88. Affected versionversion=16.7.2
  89. Affected versionversion=16.7.3
  90. Affected versionversion=16.7.4
  91. Affected versionversion=16.8.1
  92. Affected versionversion=16.8.1a
  93. Affected versionversion=16.8.1b
  94. Affected versionversion=16.8.1c
  95. Affected versionversion=16.8.1d
  96. Affected versionversion=16.8.1e
  97. Affected versionversion=16.8.1s
  98. Affected versionversion=16.8.2
  99. Affected versionversion=16.8.3
  100. Affected versionversion=16.9.1
  101. Affected versionversion=16.9.1a
  102. Affected versionversion=16.9.1b
  103. Affected versionversion=16.9.1s
  104. Affected versionversion=16.9.2
  105. Affected versionversion=16.9.3
  106. Affected versionversion=16.9.3a
  107. Affected versionversion=16.9.4
  108. Affected versionversion=16.9.5
  109. Affected versionversion=16.9.5f
  110. Affected versionversion=16.9.6
  111. Affected versionversion=16.9.7
  112. Affected versionversion=16.9.8
  113. Affected versionversion=17.10.1
  114. Affected versionversion=17.10.1a
  115. Affected versionversion=17.10.1b
  116. Affected versionversion=17.1.1
  117. Affected versionversion=17.11.1
  118. Affected versionversion=17.11.1a
  119. Affected versionversion=17.11.99SW
  120. Affected versionversion=17.1.1a
  121. Affected versionversion=17.1.1s
  122. Affected versionversion=17.1.1t
  123. Affected versionversion=17.12.1
  124. Affected versionversion=17.12.1a
  125. Affected versionversion=17.12.1w
  126. Affected versionversion=17.12.1x
  127. Affected versionversion=17.12.1y
  128. Affected versionversion=17.12.1z
  129. Affected versionversion=17.12.1z1
  130. Affected versionversion=17.12.2
  131. Affected versionversion=17.12.2a
  132. Affected versionversion=17.12.3
  133. Affected versionversion=17.12.3a
  134. Affected versionversion=17.1.3
  135. Affected versionversion=17.13.1
  136. Affected versionversion=17.13.1a
  137. Affected versionversion=17.14.1
  138. Affected versionversion=17.14.1a
  139. Affected versionversion=17.2.1
  140. Affected versionversion=17.2.1a
  141. Affected versionversion=17.2.1r
  142. Affected versionversion=17.2.1v
  143. Affected versionversion=17.2.2
  144. Affected versionversion=17.2.3
  145. Affected versionversion=17.3.1
  146. Affected versionversion=17.3.1a
  147. Affected versionversion=17.3.1w
  148. Affected versionversion=17.3.1x
  149. Affected versionversion=17.3.1z
  150. Affected versionversion=17.3.2
  151. Affected versionversion=17.3.2a
  152. Affected versionversion=17.3.3
  153. Affected versionversion=17.3.4
  154. Affected versionversion=17.3.4a
  155. Affected versionversion=17.3.4b
  156. Affected versionversion=17.3.4c
  157. Affected versionversion=17.3.5
  158. Affected versionversion=17.3.5a
  159. Affected versionversion=17.3.5b
  160. Affected versionversion=17.3.6
  161. Affected versionversion=17.3.7
  162. Affected versionversion=17.3.8
  163. Affected versionversion=17.3.8a
  164. Affected versionversion=17.4.1
  165. Affected versionversion=17.4.1a
  166. Affected versionversion=17.4.1b
  167. Affected versionversion=17.4.2
  168. Affected versionversion=17.4.2a
  169. Affected versionversion=17.5.1
  170. Affected versionversion=17.5.1a
  171. Affected versionversion=17.6.1
  172. Affected versionversion=17.6.1a
  173. Affected versionversion=17.6.1w
  174. Affected versionversion=17.6.1x
  175. Affected versionversion=17.6.1y
  176. Affected versionversion=17.6.1z
  177. Affected versionversion=17.6.1z1
  178. Affected versionversion=17.6.2
  179. Affected versionversion=17.6.3
  180. Affected versionversion=17.6.3a
  181. Affected versionversion=17.6.4
  182. Affected versionversion=17.6.5
  183. Affected versionversion=17.6.5a
  184. Affected versionversion=17.6.6
  185. Affected versionversion=17.6.6a
  186. Affected versionversion=17.6.7
  187. Affected versionversion=17.7.1
  188. Affected versionversion=17.7.1a
  189. Affected versionversion=17.7.1b
  190. Affected versionversion=17.7.2
  191. Affected versionversion=17.8.1
  192. Affected versionversion=17.8.1a
  193. Affected versionversion=17.9.1
  194. Affected versionversion=17.9.1a
  195. Affected versionversion=17.9.1w
  196. Affected versionversion=17.9.1x
  197. Affected versionversion=17.9.1x1
  198. Affected versionversion=17.9.1y
  199. Affected versionversion=17.9.1y1
  200. Affected versionversion=17.9.2
  201. Affected versionversion=17.9.2a
  202. Affected versionversion=17.9.3
  203. Affected versionversion=17.9.3a
  204. Affected versionversion=17.9.4
  205. Affected versionversion=17.9.4a
  206. Affected versionversion=17.9.5
  207. Affected versionversion=17.9.5a
  208. Affected versionversion=17.9.5b
  209. Affected versionversion=17.9.5e
  210. Affected versionversion=17.9.5f

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco IOS XE Softwareversion=16.10.1; version=16.10.1a; version=16.10.1b; version=16.10.1c; version=16.10.1d; version=16.10.1e; version=16.10.1f; version=16.10.1g; version=16.10.1s; version=16.10.2; version=16.10.3; version=16.1.1; version=16.11.1; version=16.11.1a; version=16.11.1b; version=16.11.1s; version=16.11.2; version=16.1.2; version=16.12.1; version=16.12.10; version=16.12.10a; version=16.12.11; version=16.12.12; version=16.12.1a; version=16.12.1c; version=16.12.1s; version=16.12.1t; version=16.12.1w; version=16.12.1x; version=16.12.1y; version=16.12.1z1; version=16.12.1z2; version=16.12.2; version=16.12.2a; version=16.12.2s; version=16.12.3; version=16.12.3a; version=16.12.3s; version=16.12.4; version=16.12.4a; version=16.12.5; version=16.12.5a; version=16.12.5b; version=16.12.6; version=16.12.6a; version=16.12.7; version=16.12.8; version=16.12.9; version=16.1.3; version=16.2.1; version=16.2.2; version=16.3.1; version=16.3.10; version=16.3.11; version=16.3.1a; version=16.3.2; version=16.3.3; version=16.3.4; version=16.3.5; version=16.3.5b; version=16.3.6; version=16.3.7; version=16.3.8; version=16.3.9; version=16.4.1; version=16.4.2; version=16.4.3; version=16.5.1; version=16.5.1a; version=16.5.1b; version=16.5.2; version=16.5.3; version=16.6.1; version=16.6.10; version=16.6.2; version=16.6.3; version=16.6.4; version=16.6.4a; version=16.6.5; version=16.6.5a; version=16.6.6; version=16.6.7; version=16.6.8; version=16.6.9; version=16.7.1; version=16.7.1a; version=16.7.1b; version=16.7.2; version=16.7.3; version=16.7.4; version=16.8.1; version=16.8.1a; version=16.8.1b; version=16.8.1c; version=16.8.1d; version=16.8.1e; version=16.8.1s; version=16.8.2; version=16.8.3; version=16.9.1; version=16.9.1a; version=16.9.1b; version=16.9.1s; version=16.9.2; version=16.9.3; version=16.9.3a; version=16.9.4; version=16.9.5; version=16.9.5f; version=16.9.6; version=16.9.7; version=16.9.8; version=17.10.1; version=17.10.1a; version=17.10.1b; version=17.1.1; version=17.11.1; version=17.11.1a; version=17.11.99SW; version=17.1.1a; version=17.1.1s; version=17.1.1t; version=17.12.1; version=17.12.1a; version=17.12.1w; version=17.12.1x; version=17.12.1y; version=17.12.1z; version=17.12.1z1; version=17.12.2; version=17.12.2a; version=17.12.3; version=17.12.3a; version=17.1.3; version=17.13.1; version=17.13.1a; version=17.14.1; version=17.14.1a; version=17.2.1; version=17.2.1a; version=17.2.1r; version=17.2.1v; version=17.2.2; version=17.2.3; version=17.3.1; version=17.3.1a; version=17.3.1w; version=17.3.1x; version=17.3.1z; version=17.3.2; version=17.3.2a; version=17.3.3; version=17.3.4; version=17.3.4a; version=17.3.4b; version=17.3.4c; version=17.3.5; version=17.3.5a; version=17.3.5b; version=17.3.6; version=17.3.7; version=17.3.8; version=17.3.8a; version=17.4.1; version=17.4.1a; version=17.4.1b; version=17.4.2; version=17.4.2a; version=17.5.1; version=17.5.1a; version=17.6.1; version=17.6.1a; version=17.6.1w; version=17.6.1x; version=17.6.1y; version=17.6.1z; version=17.6.1z1; version=17.6.2; version=17.6.3; version=17.6.3a; version=17.6.4; version=17.6.5; version=17.6.5a; version=17.6.6; version=17.6.6a; version=17.6.7; version=17.7.1; version=17.7.1a; version=17.7.1b; version=17.7.2; version=17.8.1; version=17.8.1a; version=17.9.1; version=17.9.1a; version=17.9.1w; version=17.9.1x; version=17.9.1x1; version=17.9.1y; version=17.9.1y1; version=17.9.2; version=17.9.2a; version=17.9.3; version=17.9.3a; version=17.9.4; version=17.9.4a; version=17.9.5; version=17.9.5a; version=17.9.5b; version=17.9.5e; version=17.9.5f

Published CVSS scores

4.3CiscoCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
T1070Indicator Removal

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