CVE-2016-9224

A vulnerability in the Cisco Jabber Guest Server could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to initiate connections to arbitrary hosts. More Information: CSCvc31635. Known Affected Releases: 10.6(9). Known Fixed Releases: 11.0(0).

Published: 2016-12-26 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-9224 is rated Moderate Risk (43.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9224

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 2025-03-30 0.24% 0.30% +0.06%
2 2025-03-29 0.29% 0.24% -0.05%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.29% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-9224

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 2.5 [email protected]
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-9224

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-9224

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco jabber_guest 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:jabber_guest:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco jabber_guest 10.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:jabber_guest:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco jabber_guest 10.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:jabber_guest:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco jabber_guest 10.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:jabber_guest:10.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco jabber_guest 10.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:jabber_guest:10.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-9224

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