{"id":"CVE-2018-15369","aliases":["EUVD-2018-7247","GHSA-cfgw-ch55-2g87"],"status":"published","title":"Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software TACACS+ Client Denial of Service Vulnerability","description":"A vulnerability in the TACACS+ client subsystem of 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 handling of crafted TACACS+ response packets by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting a crafted TACACS+ packet into an existing TACACS+ session between an affected device and a TACACS+ server or by impersonating a known, valid TACACS+ server and sending a crafted TACACS+ packet to an affected device when establishing a connection to the device. To exploit this vulnerability by using either method, the attacker must know the shared TACACS+ secret and the crafted packet must be sent in response to a TACACS+ request from a TACACS+ client. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":6.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-07","score":0.02063,"percentile":0.8147,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"published":"2018-10-05T14:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:42:19Z","products":[{"vendor":"cisco","product":"cisco ios software"},{"vendor":"cisco","product":"ios"},{"vendor":"cisco","product":"ios_xe"}],"references":[{"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180926-tacplus","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_CISCO","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105426","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15369"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfgw-ch55-2g87"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2018-15369","title":"Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software TACACS+ Client Denial of Service Vulnerability","description":"A vulnerability in the TACACS+ client subsystem of 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 handling of crafted TACACS+ response packets by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting a crafted TACACS+ packet into an existing TACACS+ session between an affected device and a TACACS+ server or by impersonating a known, valid TACACS+ server and sending a crafted TACACS+ packet to an affected device when establishing a connection to the device. To exploit this vulnerability by using either method, the attacker must know the shared TACACS+ secret and the crafted packet must be sent in response to a TACACS+ request from a TACACS+ client. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.","status":"published","published":"2018-10-05T14:00:00Z","modified":"2024-11-26T14:36:25.494Z","cwes":["CWE-20"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:03.825765Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2018-7247","description":"A vulnerability in the TACACS+ client subsystem of 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 handling of crafted TACACS+ response packets by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting a crafted TACACS+ packet into an existing TACACS+ session between an affected device and a TACACS+ server or by impersonating a known, valid TACACS+ server and sending a crafted TACACS+ packet to an affected device when establishing a connection to the device. To exploit this vulnerability by using either method, the attacker must know the shared TACACS+ secret and the crafted packet must be sent in response to a TACACS+ request from a TACACS+ client. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.","status":"published","published":"2018-10-05T14:00:00Z","modified":"2024-11-26T14:36:25Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:04:47.599292Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-cfgw-ch55-2g87","title":"A vulnerability in the TACACS+ client subsystem of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software...","description":"A vulnerability in the TACACS+ client subsystem of 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 handling of crafted TACACS+ response packets by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting a crafted TACACS+ packet into an existing TACACS+ session between an affected device and a TACACS+ server or by impersonating a known, valid TACACS+ server and sending a crafted TACACS+ packet to an affected device when establishing a connection to the device. To exploit this vulnerability by using either method, the attacker must know the shared TACACS+ secret and the crafted packet must be sent in response to a TACACS+ request from a TACACS+ client. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-13T01:34:23Z","modified":"2023-02-01T05:08:42Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":6.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-20"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:50:49.963472Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2018-15369","description":"A vulnerability in the TACACS+ client subsystem of 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 handling of crafted TACACS+ response packets by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting a crafted TACACS+ packet into an existing TACACS+ session between an affected device and a TACACS+ server or by impersonating a known, valid TACACS+ server and sending a crafted TACACS+ packet to an affected device when establishing a connection to the device. To exploit this vulnerability by using either method, the attacker must know the shared TACACS+ secret and the crafted packet must be sent in response to a TACACS+ request from a TACACS+ client. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.","status":"published","published":"2018-10-05T14:29:05.997Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:42:19.963Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":6.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":7.8,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-20"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:04:42.52179Z"}]}}