How severe is CVE-2016-6367?

CVE-2016-6367 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 22.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2016-6367: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) CLI Remote

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) CLI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2022-05-24

Remediation due

2022-06-14

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6367

Description

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CISA7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
-	-	n/a

References

7 Links

Vendor advisories

20160817 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance CLI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Exploits & PoCs

40271

Vulnerability databases

Other references

Record Details

Published

2016-08-18

Last updated

2026-01-12

Assigner (CNA)

cisco

Credited to

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