What is CVE-2016-1341?

CVE-2016-1341 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-1341?

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

Vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os

CVE-2016-1341

Cisco NX-OS 7.0(1)N1(1), 7.0(1)N1(3), and 7.0(4)N1(1) on Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender devices has a blank root password, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCur22079.

EPSS: 0.003 (51.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cisco Nx-os — versions 7.0\(1\)n1\(1\), 7.0\(1\)n1\(3\), 7.0\(4\)n1\(1\)
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

20160223 Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Software Default Credential Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
1035088 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1341?: CVE-2016-1341 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-1341?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.