Vulnerability in Cisco Application Infrastructure Controller
CVE-2016-1420
The installation component on Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices with software before 1.3(2f) mishandles binary files, which allows local users to obtain root access via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuz72347.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Application Infrastructure Controller
- Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Firmware — versions 1.1(1j), 1.0\(1n\), 1.0(4o)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160609… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1420?
- CVE-2016-1420 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Infrastructure Controller. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-06-10.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1420?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.