CVE-2016-1426
Cisco IOS XR 5.x through 5.2.5 on NCS 6000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Cisco IOS XR 5.x through 5.2.5 on NCS 6000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (timer consumption and Route Processor reload) via crafted SSH traffic, aka Bug ID CSCux76819.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cisco IOS XR 5.x through 5.2.5 on NCS 6000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (timer consumption and Route Processor reload) via crafted SSH traffic, aka Bug ID CSCux76819.
- Record
CVE-2016-1426- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cisco IOS XR 5.x through 5.2.5 on NCS 6000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (timer consumption and Route Processor reload) via crafted SSH traffic, aka Bug ID CSCux76819.
- Record
CVE-2016-1426- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2525 No score
Cisco IOS XR 5.x through 5.2.5 on NCS 6000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (timer consumption and Route Processor reload) via crafted SSH traffic, aka Bug ID CSCux76819.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2525- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2vvf-m6gh-56m4
Cisco IOS XR 5.x through 5.2.5 on NCS 6000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Cisco IOS XR 5.x through 5.2.5 on NCS 6000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (timer consumption and Route Processor reload) via crafted SSH traffic, aka Bug ID CSCux76819.
- Record
GHSA-2vvf-m6gh-56m4- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1426 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cisco Ios Xr, published July 15, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.94%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.