CVE-2016-6450

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6450
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-19 03:02:59 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the package unbundle utility of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain write access to some files in the underlying operating system. This vulnerability affects the following products if they are running a vulnerable release of Cisco IOS XE Software: Cisco 5700 Series Wireless LAN Controllers, Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst 4500E Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst 4500X Series Switches. More Information: CSCva60013 CSCvb22622. Known Affected Releases: 3.7(0) 16.4.1 Denali-16.1.3 Denali-16.2.2 Denali-16.3.1. Known Fixed Releases: 15.2(4)E3 16.1(2.208) 16.2(2.42) 16.3(1.22) 16.4(0.190) 16.5(0.29).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 2.5 LOW from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000630000 probability, percentile 0.195320000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | unspecified

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary2.5LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.1.3 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.2.2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 16.3.1 All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.6.2ae All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.6.3e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.6.4e All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe 3.8.1e All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Cisco IOS XE 3.70 Through Denali-16.3.1 affected Cisco IOS XE 3.7(0) through Denali-16.3.1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco IOS XE Software Directory Traversal Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco IOS XE Flaw in 'package unbundle' Utility Lets Local Users Modify Files on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Cisco IOS XE Software CVE-2016-6450 Local Directory Traversal Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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