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CVE-2016-1329

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1329 describes a critical vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 3000 and 3500 devices, where hardcoded credentials allow remote attackers to gain root privileges via TELNET or SSH. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its severity.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
t-ms14jakucb-1102.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:x14j_firmware:t-ms14jakucb-1102.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
snv_124CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_124:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.50\(aazi.0\)c0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:gs1900-10hp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.08CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:zzinc:keymouse_firmware:3.08:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0374 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

isc.sans.edu / forums/diary/20795
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-n3k
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1035161