CVE-2025-23018

Name: CVE-2025-23018
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-01-14T20:15:32.44+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.01%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-23018 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. IPv4-in-IPv6 and IPv6-in-IPv6 tunneling (RFC 2473) do not require the validation or verification of the source of a network packet, allowing an attacker to spoof and route arbitrary traffic via an exposed network interface. This is a similar issue to CVE-2020-10136.. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

IPv4-in-IPv6 and IPv6-in-IPv6 tunneling (RFC 2473) do not require the validation or verification of the source of a network packet, allowing an attacker to spoof and route arbitrary traffic via an exposed network interface. This is a similar issue to CVE-2020-10136.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.01%

58.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-940

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ietf	Ipv6	All versions

References

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2473Technical Description
https://papers.mathyvanhoef.com/usenix2025-tunnels.pdfTechnical Description
https://www.top10vpn.com/research/tunneling-protocol-vulnerability/Technical Description
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/199397

Timeline

Published: Jan 14, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-23018?

How severe is CVE-2025-23018?

CVE-2025-23018 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.01% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-23018?

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Source: NVD / NIST