High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 22, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6414

Description

iox in Cisco IOS, possibly 15.6 and earlier, and IOS XE, possibly 3.18 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary IOx Linux commands on the guest OS via crafted iox command-line options, aka Bug ID CSCuz59223.

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Affected products

Cisco Systems, Inc./iOS Xellm-fuzzy
Range: <=3.18
Cisco Systems, Inc./Cisco iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <=15.6

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160921-ioxnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93091nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036876nvd

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