Vulnerability in Cisco Mobility Services Engine

CVE-2016-9197

A vulnerability in the CLI command parser of the Cisco Mobility Express 2800 and 3800 Series Wireless LAN Controllers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to obtain access to the underlying operating system shell with root-level privileges. More Information: CSCvb70351. Known Affected Releases: 8.3(102.0).

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-9197: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Cisco Mobility Services Engine — versions 8.3.102.0
  • Cisco Mobility Express 2800 And 3800 Series Wireless Lan Controllers — versions Cisco Mobility Express 2800 and 3800 Series Wireless LAN Controllers

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9197?
CVE-2016-9197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Mobility Services Engine, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-9197?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.