# CVE-2016-6362: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can gain elevated privileges on Cisco Aironet access points by submitting crafted CLI parameters.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Aug 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ch9m-8qr6-5wwv

## What is CVE-2016-6362?

CVE-2016-6362 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 devices with software before 8.2.110.0, 8.2.12x before 8.2.121.0, and 8.3.x before 8.3.102.0 allow local users to gain privileges via crafted CLI parameters, aka Bug ID CSCuz24725.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6362?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Aironet Access Point Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-6362?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6362 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-6362 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6362 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-3831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3831/): Auth bypass in Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Access Point Series (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-20622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20622/): Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller with Catalyst Access Points IP Flood Denial of Service Vulnerability (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2018-0234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0234/): Denial of service in Cisco Aironet 1810, 1830, and 1850 Series Access Points (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2016-1419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1419/): Denial of service in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2015-6367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6367/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-6362 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-6362 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6362 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2016-6362/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6362/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6362
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6362
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6362

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