Is CVE-2016-1290 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-1290 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-1290?

CVE-2016-1290 has a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2016-1290?

Patch guidance is available from cisco security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-1290.

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Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-1290?

14 products: cisco evolved programmable network manager, cisco prime infrastructure, cisco prime infrastructure, cisco prime infrastructure, cisco prime infrastructure, and 9 more.

Description

The web API in Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2.0 through 2.2(2) and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) 1.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended RBAC restrictions and gain privileges via an HTTP request that is inconsistent with a pattern filter, aka Bug ID CSCuy10227.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-264

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CISCO
Published: 4/6/2016
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

cisco : evolved_programmable_network_managercisco : prime_infrastructurecisco : prime_infrastructurecisco : prime_infrastructurecisco : prime_infrastructurecisco : prime_infrastructurecisco : prime_infrastructurecisco : prime_infrastructurecisco : prime_infrastructurecisco : prime_infrastructurecisco : prime_infrastructurecisco : prime_infrastructurecisco : prime_infrastructuresun : opensolaris

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD