CVE-2016-9215 Privilege escalation in Cisco IOS XR
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges to root on Cisco IOS XR devices, requiring a software patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9215?
CVE-2016-9215 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 14 Dec 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to log in to the device with the privileges of the root user. More Information: CSCva38434. Known Affected Releases: 6.1.1.BASE.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9215?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xr.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9215?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9215 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-9215 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9215 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2020-3118 Cisco IOS XR Software Discovery Protocol Format String
- CVE-2020-3569 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion
- CVE-2020-3566 Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion
- CVE-2010-3035 Cisco IOS XR Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Denial-of-Service
- CVE-2022-20821 Cisco IOS XR Open Port
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qhc9-292j-6xwf.