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    CVE-2016-9196

    A vulnerability in login authentication management in Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Point platforms could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain unrestricted root access to the underlying Linux operating system. The root Linux shell is provided for advanced troubleshooting and should not be available to individual users, even those with root privileges. The attacker must have the root password to exploit this vulnerability. More Information: CSCvb13893. Known Affected Releases: 8.2(121.0) 8.3(102.0). Known Fixed Releases: 8.4(1.53) 8.4(1.52) 8.3(111.0) 8.3(104.23) 8.2(130.0) 8.2(124.1).

    Published:Apr 7, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Apr 7, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00163
    CVSS Score:6.7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Aironet 1800
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Aironet 2800e
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Aironet 2800i
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Aironet 3800e
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Aironet 3800i
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Aironet 3800p
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Aironet Access Point

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High