A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) feature of Cisco IOS Software, IOS XE Software, Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a memory leak, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper processing of IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device. In the case of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software, a successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly. In the case of Cisco ASA and FTD Software, a successful exploit could allow the attacker to partially exhaust system memory, causing system instability such as being unable to establish new IKEv2 VPN sessions. A manual reboot of the device is required to recover from this condition.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Cisco
  • Adaptive Security Appliance Software
  • Firepower Threat Defense Software
  • Ios
  • Ios Xe Software

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References
Link Providers
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-ftd-ios-dos-DOESHWHy cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco adaptive Security Appliance Software
Cisco firepower Threat Defense Software
Cisco ios
Cisco ios Xe Software
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco adaptive Security Appliance Software
Cisco firepower Threat Defense Software
Cisco ios
Cisco ios Xe Software

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000

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Description Two vulnerabilities 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 trigger a memory leak, resulting in a DoS condition. These vulnerabilities are due to the improper processing of IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition, which would cause the affected device to reload. A successful exploit of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and Secure FTD Software could allow the attacker to partially exhaust system memory, causing system instability such as being unable to establish new IKEv2 VPN sessions, which requires a manual reboot of the device to recover from this condition. A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) feature of Cisco IOS Software, IOS XE Software, Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a memory leak, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to a lack of proper processing of IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device. In the case of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software, a successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly. In the case of Cisco ASA and FTD Software, a successful exploit could allow the attacker to partially exhaust system memory, causing system instability such as being unable to establish new IKEv2 VPN sessions. A manual reboot of the device is required to recover from this condition.
Title Cisco IOS, IOS XE, Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance, and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software IKEv2 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Two vulnerabilities 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 trigger a memory leak, resulting in a DoS condition. These vulnerabilities are due to the improper processing of IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending crafted IKEv2 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition, which would cause the affected device to reload. A successful exploit of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and Secure FTD Software could allow the attacker to partially exhaust system memory, causing system instability such as being unable to establish new IKEv2 VPN sessions, which requires a manual reboot of the device to recover from this condition.
Title Cisco IOS, IOS XE, Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance, and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software IKEv2 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-401
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-14T19:20:27.927Z

Reserved: 2024-10-10T19:15:13.235Z

Link: CVE-2025-20225

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-14T18:39:42.423Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-14T17:15:36.750

Modified: 2025-08-15T13:12:51.217

Link: CVE-2025-20225

cve-icon Redhat

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