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.
CVE-2016-6433
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 76% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.5% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 76%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 9.0(high)
- EG Risk
- 75(Track)EG Risk 75/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity90% × 45%Exploitation76% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 99.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 6, 2016
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (14)
- psirt@ciscohttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140467/Cisco-Firepower-Management-Console-6.0-Post-Authentication-UserAdd.html
- psirt@ciscohttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-ftmc
- psirt@ciscohttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93414
- psirt@ciscohttps://blog.korelogic.com/blog/2016/10/10/virtual_appliance_spelunking
- psirt@ciscohttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40463/
- psirt@ciscohttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41041/
- psirt@ciscohttps://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-007.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140467/Cisco-Firepower-Management-Console-6.0-Post-Authentication-UserAdd.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-ftmc
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93414
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.korelogic.com/blog/2016/10/10/virtual_appliance_spelunking
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40463/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41041/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-007.txt
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-41041✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 13, 2017
Cisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 - Post Authentication UserAdd (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/linux/http/cisco_firepower_useradd✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 10, 2016
Cisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 Post Authentication UserAdd Vulnerability
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-40463✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 5, 2016
Cisco Firepower Threat Management Console 6.0.1 - Remote Command Execution
Open source ↗
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