CVE-2016-1390 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco Prime Network Analysis Module (NAM) and Prime Virtual Network Analysis Module (vNAM) software versions prior to 6.1(1) patch.6.1-2-final and 6.2(1). A local attacker can exploit this flaw by providing crafted CLI input to gain root access on the affected system. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network_analysis_module_software:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network_analysis_module_software:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network_analysis_module_software:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network_analysis_module_software:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_network_analysis_module_software:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.