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.
CVE-2018-0296
Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 9.0(high)
- EG Risk
- 96(Attend)EG Risk 96/100SSVC: Attend
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity90% × 45%Exploitation100% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk. - EPSS PROB
- 100%
- EPSS %ILE
- 100%
- KEV
- ⚠ Exploited
Published
June 7, 2018
Last Modified
January 14, 2026
Advisory Details (5)
Auto-updated Jun 6, 2026Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154017/Cisco-Adaptive-Security-Appliance-Path-Traversal.htmlCisco Adaptive Security Appliance - Path Traversal - Hardware webapps Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44956/Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Web Services Denial of Service Vulnerability
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180606-asaftdWeakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(6 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 GitHub PoCs) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-47220First seen Aug 12, 2019
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance - Path Traversal (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-44956First seen Jun 28, 2018
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance - Path Traversal
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCyassineaboukir/CVE-2018-0296First seen Jun 21, 2018
Script to test for Cisco ASA path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2018-0296) and extract system information.
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCmilo2012/CVE-2018-0296First seen Jun 21, 2018
Test CVE-2018-0296 and extract usernames
Open source ↗ - Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/http/cisco_directory_traversal✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 6, 2018
Cisco ASA Directory Traversal
Open source ↗ - Nucleihttp/cves/2018/CVE-2018-0296.yamlFirst seen Jan 1, 2018
Cisco ASA - Local File Inclusion
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