CVE-2021-1616

MEDIUM

Cisco IOS XE - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm

Description

A vulnerability in the H.323 application level gateway (ALG) used by the Network Address Translation (NAT) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the ALG. This vulnerability is due to insufficient data validation of traffic that is traversing the ALG. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted traffic to a targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the ALG and open connections that should not be allowed to a remote device located behind the ALG. Note: This vulnerability has been publicly discussed as NAT Slipstreaming.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 62.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-693
Status published

Affected Products (1)

cisco/ios_xe < 17.6.1

Timeline

Published Sep 23, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026