CVE-2025-24525VulnerabilityPublished 30 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-24525: Keysight Ixia Vision Product Family · CWE-321

Affects Keysight Ixia Vision Product FamilySource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in 6.9.1 : patch Keysight Ixia Vision Product Family soon.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 17% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 6.9.1

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Keysight Ixia Vision Product Family	Affected =6.3.1	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately verify if they are running affected versions (notably 6.3.1) of the Keysight Ixia Vision product family. The primary mitigation is to upgrade to version 6.9.1 or later, where the hardcoded cryptographic material issue is resolved. Until the upgrade is applied, organizations must ensure that the default TLS certificates shipped with the devices are replaced with unique, securely generated certificates to prevent interception or decryption attacks. Network segmentation and strict access controls should be enforced to limit exposure of the devices to untrusted networks. Monitoring network traffic for unusual API calls or authentication attempts targeting these devices can help detect exploitation attempts. Additionally, organizations should review and update their cryptographic key management policies to prevent similar issues in other products. Vendor communication channels should be monitored for any updates or patches.

Description

Keysight Ixia Vision has an issue with hardcoded cryptographic material which may allow an attacker to intercept or decrypt payloads sent to the device via API calls or user authentication if the end user does not replace the TLS certificate that shipped with the device. Remediation is available in Version 6.9.1, released on September 23, 2025.

Impact

For European organizations, the primary impact is the potential compromise of sensitive data transmitted to and from Keysight Ixia Vision devices. This includes interception and decryption of API communications and user authentication credentials, which could lead to unauthorized access or data leakage. Organizations in sectors such as telecommunications, defense, critical infrastructure, and network testing that rely on Ixia Vision products are particularly at risk. The breach of confidentiality could undermine trust in network monitoring and testing processes, potentially affecting compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations. The vulnerability does not affect system integrity or availability directly but could serve as a stepping stone for further attacks if attackers gain access to sensitive credentials or data. The ease of remote exploitation without authentication increases the urgency of mitigation.

CWE-321Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key (opens in a new tab)
Variant weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighOWASP Top 10 A04:2025: Cryptographic Failures (opens in a new tab)
The product uses a hard-coded, unchangeable cryptographic key.
Architecture and Design
Prevention schemes mirror that of hard-coded password storage.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Transport Layer Protection (opens in a new tab)
User Privacy Protection (opens in a new tab)
Password Storage (opens in a new tab)
Cryptographic Storage (opens in a new tab)
HSTS (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V2.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V2.6.2 (opens in a new tab)
V2.8.5 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 8 Oct 2025, 06:17 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-321

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