Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 24, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-1341

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.

Affected products

Cisco Systems, Inc./Nx Os3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(1\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(1\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(1\)n1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(4\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160223-nx2000nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035088nvd

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