CVE-2016-6459

Cisco TelePresence endpoints running either CE or TC software contain a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute a local shell command injection. More Information: CSCvb25010. Known Affected Releases: 8.1.x. Known Fixed Releases: 6.3.4 7.3.7 8.2.2 8.3.0.

Published: 2016-11-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-6459 is rated Low Risk (39.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.74%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6459

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 0.59% 0.74% +0.15%
2 2025-03-30 0.71% 0.59% -0.12%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.71% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-6459

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-6459

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-6459

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco telepresence_tc_software 7.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 7.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 7.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 7.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 7.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 7.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 7.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 7.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco telepresence_tc_software 8.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_tc_software:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-6459

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