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CVE-2018-0296
HIGH · CVSS 7.5 ⚠ KEV — EXPLOITED
EPSS exploitation probability: 100%
⚠ Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — actively exploited.
Published 2021-11-03 · Last modified 2026-08-11T19:37:30.880

Summary

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 affe

Affected products

Cisco — Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)

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