cve-2025-20160
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-24 17:10
Modified
2025-09-25 03:56
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
A vulnerability in the implementation of the TACACS+ protocol in Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive data or bypass authentication.
This vulnerability exists because the system does not properly check whether the required TACACS+ shared secret is configured. A machine-in-the-middle attacker could exploit this vulnerability by intercepting and reading unencrypted TACACS+ messages or impersonating the TACACS+ server and falsely accepting arbitrary authentication requests. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view sensitive information in a TACACS+ message or bypass authentication and gain access to the affected device.
References
Impacted products
| ▼ | Vendor | Product |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | IOS | |
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software |
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