CVE-2016-6362 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 series devices running specific software versions. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by crafting malicious Command Line Interface (CLI) parameters to gain elevated privileges on the affected device. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring only local access and low privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.1\(15.14\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:8.1\(15.14\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1\(112.3\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:8.1\(112.3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1\(112.4\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:8.1\(112.4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1\(131.0\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:8.1\(131.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2\(100.0\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:8.2\(100.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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