Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-54351

High

Published: 03 August 2025

Published
03 August 2025
Modified
17 October 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0026 49.8th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-54351 is a high-severity Unprotected Alternate Channel (CWE-420) vulnerability in Es Iperf3. Its CVSS base score is 8.9 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 49.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

In iperf before 3.19.1, net.c has a buffer overflow when --skip-rx-copy is used (for MSG_TRUNC in recv).

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

es
iperf3
3.19

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-420

Usage restrictions and authorization for remote access protect against unprotected alternate channels.

addresses: CWE-420

TSCM surveys detect and neutralize unprotected alternate channels introduced by surveillance equipment or modifications.

addresses: CWE-420

Removes or disables unprotected alternate I/O channels that could otherwise be used to bypass primary controls.

References