# CVE-2016-1329: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Remote attackers can gain root privileges on Cisco Nexus switches via Telnet or SSH due to hardcoded credentials.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Mar 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hcw6-7w4p-27j8

## What is CVE-2016-1329?

CVE-2016-1329 is a critical vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 3 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cisco NX-OS 6.0(2)U6(1) through 6.0(2)U6(5) on Nexus 3000 devices and 6.0(2)A6(1) through 6.0(2)A6(5) and 6.0(2)A7(1) on Nexus 3500 devices has hardcoded credentials, which allows remote attackers to obtain root privileges via a (1) TELNET or (2) SSH session, aka Bug ID CSCuy25800.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1329?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Samsung X14j Firmware, Sun Opensolaris, Zyxel Gs1900-10hp Firmware, Zzinc Keymouse Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-1329?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1329 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-1329 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1329 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sun Opensolaris

- [CVE-2016-1308](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1308/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2016-1319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1319/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1329 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-1329 is a critical vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 3 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1329 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sun Opensolaris. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1329/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1329/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1329
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1329
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1329

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