What is CVE-2016-6359?

CVE-2016-6359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Transport Gateway Installation Software, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-6359?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Cisco Transport Gateway Installation Software

CVE-2016-6359

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco Transport Gateway Installation Software 4.1(4.0) on Smart Call Home Transport Gateway devices allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted value, aka Bug IDs CSCva40650 and CSCva40817.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2016-08-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cisco Transport Gateway Installation Software — versions 4.1(4.0), 4.1\(4.0\)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92516 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6359?: CVE-2016-6359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Transport Gateway Installation Software, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-6359?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.