CVE-2025-20209
A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) function of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to prevent an affected device from processing any control plane UDP packets. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of malformed IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malformed IKEv2 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to prevent the affected device from processing any control plane UDP packets, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Published:Mar 12, 2025
Last Modified:Aug 1, 2025
EPS:Mar 12, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00143
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Ios Xr
Cisco
Ios Xr
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Ios Xr Software
Cisco
Ios Xr Software
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Ncs 1004
Cisco
Ncs 1004
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Ncs 1010
Cisco
Ncs 1010
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Ncs 1014
Cisco
Ncs 1014
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Ncs 540l
Cisco
Ncs 540l
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
