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CVE-2018-0296

A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. It is also possible on certain software releas…

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A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. It is also possible on certain software releases that the ASA will not reload, but an attacker could view sensitive system information without authentication by using directory traversal techniques. The vulnerability is due to lack of proper input validation of the HTTP URL. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition or unauthenticated disclosure of information. This vulnerability applies to IPv4 and IPv6 HTTP traffic. This vulnerability affects Cisco ASA Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software that is running on the following Cisco products: 3000 Series Industrial Security Appliance (ISA), ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall, ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls, ASA Services Module for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches and Cisco 7600 Series Routers, Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv), Firepower 2100 Series Security Appliance, Firepower 4100 Series Security Appliance, Firepower 9300 ASA Security Module, FTD Virtual (FTDv). Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi16029.
CVSS 7.5 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.6/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.5: +1.12
  • Fresh EPSS: 99.90%: +0.50

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 8 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

CyberSecurityNews
Press · 07 Oct 2025, 07:00 · Cisco ASA/FTD 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited for Authentication Bypass – PoC Released - CyberSecurityNews
Rapid7
Press · 25 Sep 2025, 07:00 · Multiple critical vulnerabilities affecting Cisco products | CVE-2025-20333, CVE-2025-20362, CVE-2025-20363 - Rapid7
Cybernews
Press · 28 Jun 2023, 07:00 · Top 5 cyber threat actors of 2023 - Cybernews
Google Cloud
Press · 13 Apr 2020, 07:00 · Think Fast: Time Between Disclosure, Patch Release and Vulnerability Exploitation — Intelligence for Vulnerability Management, Part Two - Google Cloud
BleepingComputer
Press · 18 Apr 2019, 07:00 · 'Sea Turtle' Campaign Focuses on DNS Hijacking to Compromise Targets - BleepingComputer
See all 8 source documents
Cisco Talos Blog
Press · 17 Apr 2019, 07:00 · DNS Hijacking Abuses Trust In Core Internet Service - Cisco Talos Blog
ZDNET
Press · 06 Mar 2019, 08:00 · Cisco tells Nexus switch owners to disable POAP feature for security reasons - ZDNET
Cisco Blogs
Press · 22 Jun 2018, 07:00 · Cisco PSIRT Notice About Public Exploitation of the Cisco ASA Web Services Denial of Service Vulnerability - Cisco Blogs

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.6 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

2

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.5; EPSS 99.9%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:54.561888+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
07 Jun 2018, 12:00
First press mention
22 Jun 2018, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
03 Nov 2021, 00:00
Latest press mention
07 Oct 2025, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:57
PoCs on GitHub
2 repositories