CVE-2016-6433
The Threat Management Console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 5.2.0 through 6.0.1 allows...
CVE-2016-6433 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, published October 6, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 80.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
The Threat Management Console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 5.2.0 through 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted web-application parameters, aka Bug ID CSCva30872.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Threat Management Console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 5.2.0 through 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted web-application parameters, aka Bug ID CSCva30872.
- Record
CVE-2016-6433- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Threat Management Console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 5.2.0 through 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted web-application parameters, aka Bug ID CSCva30872.
- Record
CVE-2016-6433- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7356 No score
The Threat Management Console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 5.2.0 through 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted web-application parameters, aka Bug ID CSCva30872.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7356- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vj79-frfw-249q
The Threat Management Console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 5.2.0 through 6.0.1 allows...
The Threat Management Console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 5.2.0 through 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted web-application parameters, aka Bug ID CSCva30872.
- Record
GHSA-vj79-frfw-249q- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Cisco Firepower Threat Management Console 6.0.1 - Remote Command Execution | 2016-10-05 |
| Exploit-DB | Cisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 - Post Authentication UserAdd (Metasploit) | 2017-01-13 |
| Metasploit | Cisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 Post Authentication UserAdd Vulnerability | 2016-10-10 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
References
korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-007.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/93414
blog.korelogic.com/blog/2016/10/10/virtual_appliance_spelunking
exploit-db.com/exploits/40463
packetstormsecurity.com/files/140467/Cisco-Firepower-Management-Console-6.0-Post-Authentication-UserAdd.html
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-ftmc
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6433
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vj79-frfw-249q