CVE-2016-6459

Summary

CVECVE-2016-6459
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-19 03:03:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCisco TelePresence endpoints running either CE or TC software contain a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute a local shell command injection. More Information: CSCvb25010. Known Affected Releases: 8.1.x. Known Fixed Releases: 6.3.4 7.3.7 8.2.2 8.3.0.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.005910000 probability, percentile 0.693280000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-78 | unspecified


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Telepresence Tc Software 7.1.0 All All All
Application Cisco Telepresence Tc Software 7.1.1 All All All
Application Cisco Telepresence Tc Software 7.1.2 All All All
Application Cisco Telepresence Tc Software 7.1.3 All All All
Application Cisco Telepresence Tc Software 7.1.4 All All All
Application Cisco Telepresence Tc Software 7.3.0 All All All
Application Cisco Telepresence Tc Software 7.3.1 All All All
Application Cisco Telepresence Tc Software 7.3.2 All All All
Application Cisco Telepresence Tc Software 7.3.3 All All All
Application Cisco Telepresence Tc Software 8.0.0 All All All
Application Cisco Telepresence Tc Software 8.1.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Cisco TelePresence CE And TC 8.1.x affected Cisco TelePresence CE and TC 8.1.x Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco TelePresence Endpoints Input Validation Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Cisco TelePresence Endpoints Local Command Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco TelePresence Endpoints CVE-2016-6459 Local Command Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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