CVE-2016-1418: Cisco Aironet Access Point Software 8.2(100.0) on 1830e, 1830i, 1850e, 1850i, 2800, and 3800 access points...

Security readout for executives and security teams

This flaw could let someone with local access to affected Cisco Aironet access points escalate to Linux root. That means a compromised or misused device account could become full device control. The source bundle names only Cisco Aironet AP Software 8.2(100.0) on specific models. Likely exposure is organizations still operating the listed Cisco Aironet models on software 8.2(100.0), especially where CLI access is broadly available. The bundle does not identify other affected versions, cloud services, or non-Cisco products. Treat as high priority if affected Cisco Aironet models remain in service. Root-level compromise of wireless infrastructure can undermine segmentation, monitoring, and trust in network access. Urgency is lower only after confirming the affected software version is absent or remediated. Mitigation focus: Check Cisco advisory cisco-sa-20160606-aap for the vendor-supported fix or workaround.; Upgrade or remediate affected access points according to Cisco guidance.; Restrict CLI access to trusted administrative users only..

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Jun 13, 2026, 14:22 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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