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CVE-2016-6411

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

Cisco Firepower Management Center and FireSIGHT System Software 6.0.1 mishandle comparisons between URLs and X.509 certificates, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended do-not-decrypt settings via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCva50585.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Cisco — Firesight System Software

CWEs

References

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