CVE-2025-23018

networkmanager: 4in6 and 6in6 protocols excessive trust

Published Jan 14, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-3076 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ietf
Ietf ipv6
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ietf:ipv6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ietf
Ietf ipv6
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-940
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
References

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 9:00 PM
Reserved
Jan 10, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 14, 2025, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:51 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 14, 2025, 12:00 PM