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CVE-2018-0476

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-0476 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software, specifically within the NAT SIP ALG. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can trigger a device reload by sending specially crafted SIP packets through a device performing NAT for SIP, leading to a DoS condition. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high attack complexity and high impact on availability. While there is no known exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, there has been some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness of the issue.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
15.5\(3\)s5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:15.5\(3\)s5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.5\(3\)s6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:15.5\(3\)s6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
13.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1370 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926-sip-alg
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105419
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1041734
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1041737
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry