CVE-2016-6433

Exp

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.

Published: 2016-10-06 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-6433 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 69.66%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-6433

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
41041 exploit_db edb 2017-01-13 Exploit-DB ↗
40463 exploit_db edb 2016-10-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6433

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-09 72.60% 69.66% -2.95%
2 2025-03-30 76.50% 72.60% -3.90%
3 2025-03-29 76.50%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-6433

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-6433

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-6433

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.3.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.3.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 5.4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:5.4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco secure_firewall_management_center 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-6433

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