# CVE-2016-1341: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Local attackers can gain root privileges on Cisco Nexus Fabric Extenders due to a blank root password, requiring immediate patching.

- **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:** 24 Feb 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g2p3-wp5v-j757

## What is CVE-2016-1341?

CVE-2016-1341 is a critical vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 24 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cisco NX-OS 7.0(1)N1(1), 7.0(1)N1(3), and 7.0(4)N1(1) on Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender devices has a blank root password, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCur22079.

Weakness: CWE-264, CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1341?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Nx-Os.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-1341?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1341 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-1341 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1341 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Nx-Os

- [CVE-2024-20399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20399/): Cisco NX-OS Command Injection (medium 6.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-1361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1361/): Cisco NX-OS Software Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Actions Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-0301](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0301/): Memory corruption in Cisco NX-OS unknown (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-1453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1453/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-20650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20650/): Cisco NX-OS Software NX-API Command Injection Vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1341 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-1341 is a critical vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 24 Feb 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-2016-1341 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Nx-Os. 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-2016-1341/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1341/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1341
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1341
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1341

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1341/
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