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CVE-2016-6435

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6435 describes a local file inclusion vulnerability in the web console of Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.0.1, allowing remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files through crafted parameters. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, enabling an attacker to achieve high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, including a Metasploit module and an ExploitDB entry, indicating potential for exploitation, despite a lack of significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
36.62%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Cisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 Post Auth Report Download Directory Traversal · Oct 10, 2016
ExploitDB: EDB-40464 · Oct 5, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3662 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 21,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

blog.korelogic.com / blog/2016/10/10/virtual_appliance_spelunking
exploit-db.com / exploits/40464
korelogic.com / Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-006.txt
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-ftmc2
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93421