CVE-2016-1420

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-06-10 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The installation component on Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices with software before 1.3(2f) mishandles binary files, which allows local users to obtain root access via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuz72347.

Affected products

Cisco Application Infrastructure Controller: all versions
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Firmware: 1.0(1e), 1.0(1h), 1.0(1k), 1.0(1n), 1.0(2j), 1.0(2m) (+9)

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160609-apic
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160609-apic

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