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CVE-2016-6470

A vulnerability in the installation procedure of the Cisco Hybrid Media Service could allow an...

7.8 High

A vulnerability in the installation procedure of the Cisco Hybrid Media Service could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to the root level. More Information: CSCvb81344. Known Affected Releases: 1.0.

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

0.33%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

A vulnerability in the installation procedure of the Cisco Hybrid Media Service could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to the root level. More Information: CSCvb81344. Known Affected Releases: 1.0.

Record
CVE-2016-6470
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A vulnerability in the installation procedure of the Cisco Hybrid Media Service could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to the root level. More Information: CSCvb81344. Known Affected Releases: 1.0.

Record
CVE-2016-6470
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7393 No score

A vulnerability in the installation procedure of the Cisco Hybrid Media Service could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to the root level. More Information: CSCvb81344. Known Affected Releases: 1.0.

Record
EUVD-2016-7393
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cw6f-88w3-42v4 7.8

A vulnerability in the installation procedure of the Cisco Hybrid Media Service could allow an...

A vulnerability in the installation procedure of the Cisco Hybrid Media Service could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to the root level. More Information: CSCvb81344. Known Affected Releases: 1.0.

Record
GHSA-cw6f-88w3-42v4
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS: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

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-6470 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Cisco Hybrid Media Service, published December 14, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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