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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2016-6413

Modified

Source-psirt@cisco.com

Published At-24 Sep, 2016 | 01:59

Updated At-06 May, 2026 | 22:30

The installation procedure on Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices 1.3(2f) mishandles binary files, which allows local users to obtain root access via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCva50496.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary	2.0	6.8	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Type: Primary

Version: 3.0

Base score: 7.8

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

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

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 6.8

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CPE Matches

Cisco Systems, Inc.

>>application_policy_infrastructure_controller>>1.3\(2f\)

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:1.3\(2f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-264	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: CWE-264

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160921-apic	psirt@cisco.com	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036872	psirt@cisco.com	N/A
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160921-apic	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036872	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A