Is CVE-2025-20253 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-20253 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-20253?

CVE-2025-20253 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-20253?

CVE-2025-20253 has an EPSS score of 0.41% (33th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-20253

HIGH

8.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-835

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-ftd-ios-dos-DOESHWHy

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-15.