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CVE-2016-6428

Published: Oct 06, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6428
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Ios_xrCisco6.1.1 (including)6.1.1 (including)

References

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