CVE-2025-20253CWE-835
Cisco IOS, IOS XE, Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance, and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software IKEv2 Denial of Service Vulnerability
High · published August 14, 2025
What it is
A vulnerability in the IKEv2 feature of Cisco IOS Software, IOS XE Software, Secure Firewall ASA Software, and Secure FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
This vulnerability is due to the improper processing of IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an infinite loop that exhausts resources and could cause the device to reload.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 8.6 · HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00469 · 39.7th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
- Published
- 2025-08-14T16:29Z
EPSS history
Timeline
14 AUG 16:29Z
Cisco IOS, IOS XE, Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance, and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software IKEv2 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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