CVE-2016-6460

A vulnerability in the FTP Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface (REST API) for Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass FTP malware detection rules and download malware over an FTP connection. Cisco Firepower System Software is affected when the device has a file policy with malware block configured for FTP connections. More Information: CSCuv36188 CSCuy91156. Known Affected Releases: 5.4.0.2 5.4.1.1 5.4.1.6 6.0.0 6.1.0 6.2.0. Known Fixed Releases: 6.0.0.

Published: 2016-11-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-6460 is rated Moderate Risk (56.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.55%). EPSS rose +1.34% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6460

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 2026-06-15 0.22% 1.55% +1.34%
2 2025-03-17 0.11% 0.22% +0.10%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-6460

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N 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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-6460

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-6460

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco firesight_system_software 5.4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:5.4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firesight_system_software 5.4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:5.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firesight_system_software 5.4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:5.4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firesight_system_software 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firesight_system_software 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firesight_system_software 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firesight_system_software:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-6460

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