CRITICAL
Cisco NX-OS 7.0(1)N1(1), 7.0(1)N1(3), and 7.0(4)N1(1) on Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender devices has a blank root password, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCur22079
Published Feb 24, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.08%
Description
Cisco NX-OS 7.0(1)N1(1), 7.0(1)N1(3), and 7.0(4)N1(1) on Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender devices has a blank root password, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCur22079.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.08% 0.01080
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01080
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01080) | 63.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01080) | 60.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00712) | 70.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 60.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 59.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 57.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160223-nx2000 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035088 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160223-nx2000 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035088 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner cisco
Published Feb 24, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 4, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1341
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a