CVE-2016-6402
UCS Manager and UCS 6200 Fabric Interconnects in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) through 3.0(2d) allow local users to obtain OS root access via crafted CLI input, aka Bug ID CSCuz91263.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
UCS Manager and UCS 6200 Fabric Interconnects in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) through 3.0(2d) allow local users to obtain OS root access via crafted CLI input, aka Bug ID CSCuz91263.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- cisco/unified computing system
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160914-ucsVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92956
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036831
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160914-ucsVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92956
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036831
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.