CVE-2016-6367
mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.226 · 98 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSadded 2022-05-24remediate by 2022-06-14
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) CLI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software before 8.4(1) on ASA 5500, ASA 5500-X, PIX, and FWSM devices allows local users to gain privileges via invalid CLI commands, aka Bug ID CSCtu74257 or EPICBANANA.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco adaptive security appliance software7.2.0 → 8.4\(3\)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software8.5 → 9.0\(1\)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (22)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://blogs.cisco.com/security/shadow-brokerscnnvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817-asa-clicnnvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-56516cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036636cnnvd
- https://github.com/offensive-security/exploit-database-bin-sploits/raw/master/sploits/40271.zipcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40271/cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92520cnnvd
- http://blogs.cisco.com/security/shadow-brokersenisa_euvd
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