What is CVE-2016-9223?

CVE-2016-9223 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Cloudcenter Orchestrator, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-9223?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Cloudcenter Orchestrator

CVE-2016-9223

A vulnerability in the Docker Engine configuration of Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator (CCO; formerly CliQr) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to install Docker containers with high privileges on the affected system. Affected Products: This vulnerability affect all releases of Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator (CCO) deployments where the Docker Engine TCP port 2375 is open on the system and bound to local address 0.0.0.0 (any interface).

Published 2016-12-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cisco Cloudcenter Orchestrator — versions 4.4.0, 4.5.0, 4.6.0
Cisco Cloudcenter Orchestrator — versions Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/95024 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161221… (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9223?: CVE-2016-9223 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Cloudcenter Orchestrator, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-9223?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.