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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 10, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-1420

CVE-2016-1420

Description

The installation component on Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices with software before 1.3(2f) mishandles binary files, which allows local users to obtain root access via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuz72347.

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Affected products

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  • Cisco Systems, Inc./Application Policy Infrastructure Controller \(apic\)16 versions
    cpe:2.3:h:cisco:application_infrastructure_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
    • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:application_infrastructure_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.0\(1e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.0\(1h\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.0\(1k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.0\(1n\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.0\(2j\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.0\(2m\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.0\(3f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.0\(3i\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.0\(3k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.0\(3n\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.0\(4h\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.0\(4o\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.1\(0.920a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.1\(1j\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller_firmware:1.1\(3f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Cisco Systems, Inc./APICllm-fuzzy
    Range: <1.3(2f)

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