CVE-2016-9196

Description

A vulnerability in login authentication management in Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Point platforms could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain unrestricted root access to the underlying Linux operating system. The root Linux shell is provided for advanced troubleshooting and should not be available to individual users, even those with root privileges. The attacker must have the root password to exploit this vulnerability. More Information: CSCvb13893. Known Affected Releases: 8.2(121.0) 8.3(102.0). Known Fixed Releases: 8.4(1.53) 8.4(1.52) 8.3(111.0) 8.3(104.23) 8.2(130.0) 8.2(124.1).

Risk Information

Base Score
6.7
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.163

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Point Platforms Shell Bypass Vulnerability For Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access PointsNCM
CVE-2016-9196NCM

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-1705928Security Update for Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Points 8.3(15.136)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234