What is CVE-2016-1297?

CVE-2016-1297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Control Engine Software, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-02-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-1297?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Cisco Application Control Engine Software

CVE-2016-1297

The Device Manager GUI in Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) 4710 A5 before A5(3.1) allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended RBAC restrictions and execute arbitrary CLI commands with admin privileges via an unspecified parameter in a POST request, aka Bug ID CSCul84801.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2016-02-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (85.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cisco Application Control Engine Software — versions a5(3.0), a5(2.0), a5\(3.0\)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160224… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035104 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1297?: CVE-2016-1297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Control Engine Software, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-1297?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.