What is CVE-2015-6314?

CVE-2015-6314 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2015-6314?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software

CVE-2015-6314

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices with software 7.6.x, 8.0 before 8.0.121.0, and 8.1 before 8.1.131.0 allow remote attackers to change configuration settings via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuw06153.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2016-01-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.030 (86.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software — versions 8.0.72.140, 8.0_base, 8.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160113… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034665 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6314?: CVE-2015-6314 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2015-6314?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.