March 3, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2018-0156 — Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software
Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Smart Install Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-03-03- Federal due date
2022-03-17- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software
- EPSS
- 94.8th percentile (score 0.155, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0156
CISA short 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 denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.