Executive Risk Summary
"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, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability, and there are no workarounds available."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Firmware Image
Target Asset Cisco IOS XR Software
Standard Path Global Firmware
Manual Verification Required
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Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
Network disruption possible during update
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2025-20209: Cisco IOS XR IKEv2 vulnerability - apply software updates to prevent DoS condition
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