CVE-2016-1329

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1329
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-03-03 11:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCisco NX-OS 6.0(2)U6(1) through 6.0(2)U6(5) on Nexus 3000 devices and 6.0(2)A6(1) through 6.0(2)A6(5) and 6.0(2)A7(1) on Nexus 3500 devices has hardcoded credentials, which allows remote attackers to obtain root privileges via a (1) TELNET or (2) SSH session, aka Bug ID CSCuy25800.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3048 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3064 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3064t - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3064x - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3524 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 3548 - All All All
Operating System Samsung X14j Firmware t-ms14jakucb-1102.5 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_124 All sparc All
Operating System Zyxel Gs1900-10hp Firmware All All All All
Operating System Zzinc Keymouse Firmware 3.08 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Security Advisory: Default Credentials af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 isc.sans.edu
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series and 3500 Platform Switches Insecure Default Credentials Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Default Account and Credentials Lets Remote Users Access the Target System with Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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