CVE-2016-1456
The CLI in Cisco IOS XR 6.x through 6.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands in...
The CLI in Cisco IOS XR 6.x through 6.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands in a privileged context by leveraging unspecified container access, aka Bug ID CSCuz62721.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The CLI in Cisco IOS XR 6.x through 6.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands in a privileged context by leveraging unspecified container access, aka Bug ID CSCuz62721.
- Record
CVE-2016-1456- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The CLI in Cisco IOS XR 6.x through 6.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands in a privileged context by leveraging unspecified container access, aka Bug ID CSCuz62721.
- Record
CVE-2016-1456- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2555 No score
The CLI in Cisco IOS XR 6.x through 6.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands in a privileged context by leveraging unspecified container access, aka Bug ID CSCuz62721.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2555- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4q37-wpfr-m8xh
The CLI in Cisco IOS XR 6.x through 6.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands in...
The CLI in Cisco IOS XR 6.x through 6.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary OS commands in a privileged context by leveraging unspecified container access, aka Bug ID CSCuz62721.
- Record
GHSA-4q37-wpfr-m8xh- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-2016-1456 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.