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CVE-2016-9223

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9223 describes a critical vulnerability in Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator (CCO) where an unauthenticated, remote attacker can install Docker containers with high privileges. This flaw affects all CCO deployments where Docker Engine TCP port 2375 is openly accessible and bound to any interface. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity. While no public exploit code is readily available, SecurityWeek reported active exploitation, indicating real-world risk despite limited community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cloudcenter_orchestrator:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cloudcenter_orchestrator:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cloudcenter_orchestrator:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cloudcenter_orchestrator:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0293 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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)

ciscoworkaround availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161221-cco
MitigationVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95024
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry