What is CVE-2016-6405?

CVE-2016-6405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Fog Director, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-6405?

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

Improper input validation in Cisco Fog Director

CVE-2016-6405

Cisco Fog Director 1.0(0) for IOx allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and write to arbitrary files via the Cartridge interface, aka Bug ID CSCuz89368.

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

Published 2016-09-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cisco Fog Director — versions 1.0(0), 1.0\(0\)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160914… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92958 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6405?: CVE-2016-6405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Fog Director, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-6405?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.