CVE-2016-6426

high

Published 2016-10-05 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

7.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

Description

The j_spring_security_switch_user function in Cisco Unified Intelligence Center (CUIC) 8.5.4 through 9.1(1), as used in Unified Contact Center Express 10.0(1) through 11.0(1), allows remote attackers to create user accounts by visiting an unspecified web page, aka Bug IDs CSCuy75027 and CSCuy81653.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

83%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	`10.0\(1\)`
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	`10.5\(1\)`
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	`10.6\(1\)`
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	`11.0\(1\)`
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	`8.5.4`
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	`9.0\(2\)`
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	`9.1\(1\)`

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.