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CVE-2016-9209

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9209 describes a vulnerability in the TCP processing of Cisco FirePOWER system software, impacting various Cisco FirePOWER and ASA 5500-X Series products. This flaw allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass intended blocking mechanisms and download files. With a CVSS v3 score of 4.3 (MEDIUM), it has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure (C:L) without impacting integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_services_for_adaptive_security_appliance:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_services_for_adaptive_security_appliance:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_services_for_adaptive_security_appliance:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_services_for_adaptive_security_appliance:5.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_services_for_adaptive_security_appliance:5.4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0118 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 26,219 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 0.1 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-20161207-fpwr
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94817
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry