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.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.