{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T12:00:59+00:00","cve":"CVE-2016-9215","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2016-9215","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2016-9215.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9215","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9215"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2016-9215","description":"A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to log in to the device with the privileges of the root user. More Information: CSCva38434. Known Affected Releases: 6.1.1.BASE.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"cisco","published_at":"2016-12-14 00:59:36","updated_at":"2026-05-06 22:30:45"},"problem_types":["CWE-264","unspecified"],"metrics":[{"version":"3.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"7.8","severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","data":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"}},{"version":"2.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"7.2","severity":"","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","data":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","baseScore":7.2,"accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"COMPLETE","integrityImpact":"COMPLETE","availabilityImpact":"COMPLETE"}}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94812","name":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94812","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"title":"Cisco IOS XR Software CVE-2016-9215 Default Credential Local Security Bypass Vulnerability","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037418","name":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037418","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"title":"Cisco IOS XR Default Password Lets Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-iosxr","name":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-iosxr","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"title":"Cisco IOS XR Software Default Credentials Vulnerability","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9215","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9215","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"n/a","product":"Cisco IOS XR","version":"affected Cisco IOS XR","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"9215","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"o","cpe4":"cisco","cpe5":"ios_xr","cpe6":"6.1.1","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"9215","cve":"CVE-2016-9215","epss":"0.000730000","percentile":"0.220510000","score_date":"2026-05-11","updated_at":"2026-05-12 00:01:19"},"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T02:42:11.198Z","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE"},"references":[{"name":"1037418","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037418"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-iosxr"},{"name":"94812","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94812"}],"title":"CVE Program Container"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"Cisco IOS XR","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"Cisco IOS XR"}]}],"datePublic":"2016-12-13T00:00:00.000Z","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to log in to the device with the privileges of the root user. More Information: CSCva38434. Known Affected Releases: 6.1.1.BASE."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"unspecified","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2016-12-20T21:57:01.000Z","orgId":"d1c1063e-7a18-46af-9102-31f8928bc633","shortName":"cisco"},"references":[{"name":"1037418","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK"],"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037418"},{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-iosxr"},{"name":"94812","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94812"}],"x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"psirt@cisco.com","ID":"CVE-2016-9215","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"Cisco IOS XR","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"Cisco IOS XR"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to log in to the device with the privileges of the root user. More Information: CSCva38434. Known Affected Releases: 6.1.1.BASE."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"unspecified"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"1037418","refsource":"SECTRACK","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037418"},{"name":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-iosxr","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-iosxr"},{"name":"94812","refsource":"BID","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94812"}]}}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"d1c1063e-7a18-46af-9102-31f8928bc633","assignerShortName":"cisco","cveId":"CVE-2016-9215","datePublished":"2016-12-14T00:37:00.000Z","dateReserved":"2016-11-06T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T02:42:11.198Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2016-12-14 00:59:36","lastModifiedDate":"2026-05-06 22:30:45","problem_types":["CWE-264","unspecified"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV30":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":5.9}],"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","baseScore":7.2,"accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"COMPLETE","integrityImpact":"COMPLETE","availabilityImpact":"COMPLETE"},"baseSeverity":"HIGH","exploitabilityScore":3.9,"impactScore":10,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"52CC4093-80C1-4B0C-82D2-647C625FF42D"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"9215","Ordinal":"1","Title":"CVE-2016-9215","CVE":"CVE-2016-9215","Year":"2016"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"9215","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to log in to the device with the privileges of the root user. More Information: CSCva38434. Known Affected Releases: 6.1.1.BASE.","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2016-9215"},{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"9215","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2016-12-13","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"9215","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2016-12-20","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}