CVE-2021-1616

MEDIUM

Cisco IOS XE < 17.6.1 - Unauthenticated NAT ALG Bypass via H.323 Traffic

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0058
EPSS Percentile 69.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-693
Status published
Products (1)
cisco/ios_xe < 17.6.1
Published Sep 23, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026