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CVE-2016-6428

• 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: 2016-10-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Cisco IOS XR 6.1.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands as root by leveraging admin privileges, aka Bug ID CSCva38349.

Affected products

• Cisco IOS XR Software: 6.1.1

References

• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-iosxr
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93416
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036956
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-iosxr
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93416
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036956

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