CVE-2016-1460

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) devices 7.4(121.0) and 8.0(0.30220.385) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted wireless management frames, aka Bug ID CSCun92979.

Published: 2016-07-28 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-1460 is rated Moderate Risk (43.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.74%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-1460

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.32% 0.74% +0.42%
2 2025-03-30 0.42% 0.32% -0.10%
3 2025-03-29 0.42%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-1460

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]
6.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
6.5 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-1460

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-1460

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco wireless_lan_controller_software 7.4.121.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:7.4.121.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco wireless_lan_controller_software 8.0.0.30220.385 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software:8.0.0.30220.385:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-1460

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