CVE-2018-0159: Cisco IOS and XE Software Internet Key Exchange Version 1 Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
High severity, CVSS 7.5. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03. EPSS: 6.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
A vulnerability in the implementation of Internet Key Exchange Version 1 (IKEv1) functionality in Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of specific IKEv1 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv1 packets to an affected device during an IKE negotiation. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuj73916.
Affected products
Published 2018-03-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.