Cisco NX-OS 6.0(2)U6(1) through 6.0(2)U6(5) on Nexus 3000 devices and 6.0(2)A6(1) through 6.0(2)A6(5) and 6.0(2)A7(1) on Nexus 3500 devices…

published 2016-03-03 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-2428

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.7%; EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits: 0; none known

Cisco NX-OS 6.0(2)U6(1) through 6.0(2)U6(5) on Nexus 3000 devices and 6.0(2)A6(1) through 6.0(2)A6(5) and 6.0(2)A7(1) on Nexus 3500 devices has hardcoded credentials, which allows remote attackers to obtain root privileges via a (1) TELNET or (2) SSH session, aka Bug ID CSCuy25800.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

zyxel gs1900-10hp_firmware 2.50\(aazi.0\)c0

Exploit prediction

3.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

tools.cisco.com /security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-n3k
vendor-advisory
isc.sans.edu /forums/diary/20795
securitytracker.com /id/1035161
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-1329
NVD CVE-2016-1329

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Summary