CVE-2016-6412 describes a vulnerability in the Cisco Application-hosting Framework (CAF) component of Cisco IOS and IOS XE, specifically when the IOx feature set is enabled. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to initiate arbitrary downloads through crafted HTTP headers. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), the vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring user interaction (UI:R) to achieve high integrity impact (I:H) without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating low current exploitation risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.6\(1\)t1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.6\(1\)t1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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