Is CVE-2016-1291 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-1291 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-1291?

CVE-2016-1291 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-1291?

Patch guidance is available from cisco security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-1291.

Fix CVE-2016-1291 - CRITICAL

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-1291?

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

Description

Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.2.0 through 2.2(2) and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) 1.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted deserialized data in an HTTP POST request, aka Bug ID CSCuw03192.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

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