Path Traversal in Cisco Iox

CVE-2016-9199

A vulnerability in the Cisco application-hosting framework (CAF) of Cisco IOx could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files on a targeted system. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects specific releases of the Cisco IOx subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software. More Information: CSCvb23331. Known Affected Releases: 15.2(6.0.57i)E CAF-1.1.0.0.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.025 (83.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Cisco Iox — versions 1.1.0
  • N/a Cisco Iox — versions Cisco IOx

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9199?
CVE-2016-9199 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Iox, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2016-9199?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.