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CVE-2018-0244

A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured file action policy to drop the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol if a malware file is detected.

MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 1.16%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A vulnerability in the detection engine of Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured file action policy to drop the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol if a malware file is detected. The vulnerability is due to how the SMB protocol handles a case in which a large file transfer fails. This case occurs when some pieces of the file are successfully transferred to the remote endpoint, but ultimately the file transfer fails and is reset. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SMB file transfer request through the targeted device. An exploit could allow the attacker to pass an SMB file that contains malware, which the device is configured to block. This vulnerability affects Cisco Firepower System Software when one or more file action policies are configured, on software releases prior to 6.2.3. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc20141.

CVSS 3.0
5.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
1.16% probability · 67th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-693
Affected
cisco/secure firewall threat defense
Source
psirt@cisco.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.16%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.