CVE detail
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.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 15.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
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Evidence
Source links by recency
3 source links · newest first
- Cisco Patches 10 Vulnerabilities in IOS XRSecurityWeek
Cisco has released patches for 10 vulnerabilities in IOS XR, including five denial-of-service (DoS) bugs.
newswww.securityweek.comMar 13, 2025, 4:01 PM - https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-xrike-9wYGpRGqsec.cloudapps.cisco.com
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Vendor Advisorysec.cloudapps.cisco.comMar 12, 2025, 4:15 PM No excerpt available.
Third Party Advisoryblog.apnic.netMar 12, 2025, 4:15 PM
Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
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