What is CVE-2016-1365?

CVE-2016-1365 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-1365?

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

Improper input validation in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module

CVE-2016-1365

The Grapevine update process in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module (APIC-EM) 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root via a crafted upgrade parameter, aka Bug ID CSCux15507.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2016-08-18 · 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: 0.027 (85.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module — versions 1.0.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/92507 (vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036634 (vdb-entry)
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1365?: CVE-2016-1365 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-1365?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.