Vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware
CVE-2016-6406
Cisco IronPort AsyncOS 9.1.2-023, 9.1.2-028, 9.1.2-036, 9.7.2-046, 9.7.2-047, 9.7.2-054, 10.0.0-124, and 10.0.0-125 on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices, when Enrollment Client before 1.0.2-065 is installed, allows remote attackers to obtain root access via a connection to the testing/debugging interface, aka Bug ID CSCvb26017.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (89.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.036 · change: +0.005
Affected products
- Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware — versions 9.1.2-023, 9.1.2-028, 9.1.2-036
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93116 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160922… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036881 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6406?
- CVE-2016-6406 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-09-22.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6406?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.