CVE-2016-6435
The web console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to...
CVE-2016-6435 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) 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 36.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
The web console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via crafted parameters, aka Bug ID CSCva30376.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The web console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via crafted parameters, aka Bug ID CSCva30376.
- Record
CVE-2016-6435- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The web console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via crafted parameters, aka Bug ID CSCva30376.
- Record
CVE-2016-6435- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7358 No score
The web console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via crafted parameters, aka Bug ID CSCva30376.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7358- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqcq-vffg-mcgx
The web console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to...
The web console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via crafted parameters, aka Bug ID CSCva30376.
- Record
GHSA-hqcq-vffg-mcgx- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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 - Local File Inclusion | 2016-10-05 |
| Metasploit | Cisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 Post Auth Report Download Directory Traversal | 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
exploit-db.com/exploits/40464
korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-006.txt
blog.korelogic.com/blog/2016/10/10/virtual_appliance_spelunking
securityfocus.com/bid/93421
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-ftmc2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6435
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqcq-vffg-mcgx