What is CVE-2016-1302?

CVE-2016-1302 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 92160yc-X, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-1302?

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

Vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 92160yc-X

CVE-2016-1302

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices with software before 1.0(3h) and 1.1 before 1.1(1j) and Nexus 9000 ACI Mode switches with software before 11.0(3h) and 11.1 before 11.1(1j) allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended RBAC restrictions via crafted REST requests, aka Bug ID CSCut12998.

Published 2016-02-07 · 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: 0.022 (82.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160203… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034925 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1302?: CVE-2016-1302 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 92160yc-X, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-1302?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.