CVE-2016-6433

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—💥 Exploit

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.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 8.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 81%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 100
Score date: 10/7/2026

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).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Metasploit module (reliable, widely available exploit) · Cisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 Post Authentication UserAdd Vulnerability
Published on Exploit-DB · Cisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 - Post Authentication UserAdd (Metasploit) (1/13/2017)
Published on Exploit-DB · Cisco Firepower Threat Management Console 6.0.1 - Remote Command Execution (10/5/2016)

Affected technologies (1)

Cisco — Secure Firewall Management Center

CWEs

CWE-20

References

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