01 Record

CVE-2018-0171

A vulnerability in the Smart Install feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a

HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: cisco

CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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02 Description

A vulnerability in the Smart Install feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Federal remediation due 2022-05-03.

SSVC decision

ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

99.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 99.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2018-03-28 22:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-01-12 21:34Z9 MO AGO

Reserved

2017-11-27

Assigning CNA

cisco

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

d741ec18f40957ef1f66ec1536bf9aaba9cecce1777a25ee4ac8290143d634e7

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

n/aCisco IOS and IOS XECisco IOS and IOS XE—

06 References

ics-cert.us-cert.govhttps://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-04x_refsource_MISC
www.securitytracker.com1040580http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040580vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
tools.cisco.comhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-smi2x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.darkreading.comhttps://www.darkreading.com/perimeter/attackers-exploit-cisco-switch-issue-as-vendor-warns-of-yet-another-critical-flaw/d/d-id/1331490x_refsource_MISC
ics-cert.us-cert.govhttps://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-05x_refsource_MISC
www.securityfocus.com103538http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103538vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0171government-resource