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CVE-2016-6363

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6363 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 series devices running specific software versions. An unauthenticated attacker on the adjacent network can exploit a flaw in the 802.11 rate-limit feature by sending crafted frames, causing the device to reload. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a high impact on availability. There is no known public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
62.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0112 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 1,802 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817-aap2
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92511
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036645
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry