Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2022-03-03
Federal due date
2022-03-17
Vendor
Cisco
Product
IOS and IOS XE Software
EPSS
90.3th percentile (score 0.054, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0173

CISA short description

A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software function that restores encapsulated option 82 information in DHCP Version 4 (DHCPv4) packets can allow for denial-of-service (DoS).

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.