What is CVE-2016-1313?

CVE-2016-1313 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ucs Invicta C3124sa Appliance, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-04-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-1313?

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

Vulnerability in Cisco Ucs Invicta C3124sa Appliance

CVE-2016-1313

Cisco UCS Invicta C3124SA Appliance 4.3.1 through 5.0.1, UCS Invicta Scaling System and Appliance, and Whiptail Racerunner improperly store a default SSH private key, which allows remote attackers to obtain root access via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCun71294.

Published 2016-04-06 · 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 (86.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.9% 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 Ucs Invicta C3124sa Appliance — versions 4.3.1, 4.5.0, 5.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035496 (vdb-entry)
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160406… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1313?: CVE-2016-1313 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ucs Invicta C3124sa Appliance, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-04-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-1313?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.