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CVE-2016-1394

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1394 describes a critical vulnerability in Cisco Firepower System Software versions 6.0.0 through 6.1.0, where a hardcoded account allows remote attackers to gain Command Line Interface (CLI) access. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.6, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for significant impact including confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Despite this, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:6.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.6HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
4.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.01%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
59.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0101 is in the 36th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160629-fp
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/91503