CVE-2016-1420

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 10, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-1420: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix