What is CVE-2016-1460?

CVE-2016-1460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2016-1460?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software

CVE-2016-1460

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices 7.4(121.0) and 8.0(0.30220.385) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted wireless management frames, aka Bug ID CSCun92979.

Published 2016-07-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software — versions 7.4.121.0, 8.0.0.30220.385

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/92158 (vdb-entry)
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160727… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036468 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1460?: CVE-2016-1460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Software, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2016-1460?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.