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CVE-2016-6438

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software running on Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a configuration integrity change to the vty line configuration on an affected device. This vulnerability affects the following releases of Cisco IOS XE Software running on Cisco cBR-8 Converged Broadband Routers: All 3.16S releases, All 3.17S releases, Release 3.18.0S, Release 3.18.1S, Release 3.18.0SP. More Information: CSCuz62815. Known Affected Releases: 15.5(3)S2.9, 15.6(2)SP. Known Fixed Releases: 15.6(1.7)SP1, 16.4(0.183), 16.5(0.1).

Affected products

• Cisco IOS XE: 3.16.0cs, 3.16.0s, 3.16.1as, 3.16.1s, 3.16.2as, 3.16.2bs (+11)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93518
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037003
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161012-cbr-8
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93518
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037003
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161012-cbr-8

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