CVE-2016-6414
iox in Cisco IOS, possibly 15.6 and earlier, and IOS XE, possibly 3.18 and earlier, allows local...
iox in Cisco IOS, possibly 15.6 and earlier, and IOS XE, possibly 3.18 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary IOx Linux commands on the guest OS via crafted iox command-line options, aka Bug ID CSCuz59223.
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
7.8
iox in Cisco IOS, possibly 15.6 and earlier, and IOS XE, possibly 3.18 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary IOx Linux commands on the guest OS via crafted iox command-line options, aka Bug ID CSCuz59223.
- Record
CVE-2016-6414- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
iox in Cisco IOS, possibly 15.6 and earlier, and IOS XE, possibly 3.18 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary IOx Linux commands on the guest OS via crafted iox command-line options, aka Bug ID CSCuz59223.
- Record
CVE-2016-6414- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7337 No score
iox in Cisco IOS, possibly 15.6 and earlier, and IOS XE, possibly 3.18 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary IOx Linux commands on the guest OS via crafted iox command-line options, aka Bug ID CSCuz59223.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7337- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j6mp-pxmq-5rv6
7.8
iox in Cisco IOS, possibly 15.6 and earlier, and IOS XE, possibly 3.18 and earlier, allows local...
iox in Cisco IOS, possibly 15.6 and earlier, and IOS XE, possibly 3.18 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary IOx Linux commands on the guest OS via crafted iox command-line options, aka Bug ID CSCuz59223.
- Record
GHSA-j6mp-pxmq-5rv6- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-78
- 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-2016-6414 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Cisco Ios, published September 22, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.