Cisco UCS Invicta 4.3, 4.5, and 5.0.1 on Invicta appliances and Invicta Scaling System…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Cisco UCS Invicta 4.3, 4.5, and 5.0.1 on Invicta appliances and Invicta Scaling System uses the same hardcoded GnuPG encryption key across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by sniffing network traffic to an Autosupport server and leveraging knowledge of this key from another installation, aka Bug ID CSCur85504.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_invicta_c3124sa_appliance:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_invicta_c3124sa_appliance:4.3_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_invicta_c3124sa_appliance:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_invicta_c3124sa_appliance:4.5_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_invicta_c3124sa_appliance:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_invicta_c3124sa_appliance:5.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_invicta_c3124sa_appliance:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_invicta_c3124sa_appliance:4.3_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_invicta_c3124sa_appliance:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_invicta_c3124sa_appliance:4.5_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_invicta_c3124sa_appliance:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_invicta_c3124sa_appliance:5.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1404
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjwx-4m98-f8cv
References
More Cisco Ucs Invicta C3124sa Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-01205 Cisco UCS Invicta C3124SA Appliance 4.3.1 through 5.0.1, UCS Invicta Scaling System and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-1404 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-1404 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mjwx-4m98-f8cv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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