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CVE-2016-6433

79
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6433 describes a critical remote command execution vulnerability in the Threat Management Console of Cisco Firepower Management Center versions 5.2.0 through 6.0.1, allowing authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted web parameters. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, including Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, indicating a high potential for exploitation. Despite the availability of exploits, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.3.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.3.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
75.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Cisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 Post Authentication UserAdd Vulnerability · Oct 10, 2016
ExploitDB: EDB-41041 · Jan 13, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7575 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 17,784 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

packetstormsecurity.com / files/140467/Cisco-Firepower-Management-Console-6.0-Post-Authentication-UserAdd.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
blog.korelogic.com / blog/2016/10/10/virtual_appliance_spelunking
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/40463
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/41041
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
korelogic.com / Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-007.txt
Third Party Advisory
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-ftmc
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93414
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry