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CVE-2016-1456

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-07-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The CLI in Cisco IOS XR 6.x through 6.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands in a privileged context by leveraging unspecified container access, aka Bug ID CSCuz62721.

Affected products

• Cisco IOS XR Software: 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0_base

References

• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160714-ios-xr
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91785
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036311
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160714-ios-xr
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91785
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036311

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