Buffer overflow in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software

CVE-2025-20182

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) protocol processing of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software, Cisco IOS Software, and Cisco IOS XE Software could allo…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (53.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20182?
CVE-2025-20182 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Software, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2025-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2025-20182?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-20182 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.