What is CVE-2016-1456?

CVE-2016-1456 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios_xr, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-1456?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Ios_xr

CVE-2016-1456

The CLI in Cisco IOS XR 6.x through 6.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands in a privileged context by leveraging unspecified container access, aka Bug ID CSCuz62721.

EPSS: 0.001 (24.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cisco Ios_xr — versions 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0_base
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

91785 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
1036311 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
20160714 Cisco IOS XR Software Command Injection Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1456?: CVE-2016-1456 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios_xr, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-1456?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.