CVE-2016-6445 json
A vulnerability in the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) service of the Cisco Meeting Server (CMS) before 2.0.6 and Acano S…
published 2016-10-27 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7368
- cvss
- 9.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) service of the Cisco Meeting Server (CMS) before 2.0.6 and Acano Server before 1.8.18 and 1.9.x before 1.9.6 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to masquerade as a legitimate user. This vulnerability is due to the XMPP service incorrectly processing a deprecated authentication scheme. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to access the system as another user.
Exploit prediction
2.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a Cisco Meeting Server (CMS) before 2.0.6 and Acano Server before 1.8.18 and 1.9.x before 1.9.6
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161012-msc
mitigation, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1037000
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/93517
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-6445
- NVD CVE-2016-6445
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