CVE-2016-6434

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6434
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-10-06 10:59:15 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCisco Firepower Management Center 6.0.1 has hardcoded database credentials, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging CLI access, aka Bug ID CSCva30370.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.003850000 probability, percentile 0.597180000 (date 2026-05-07)

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 6.0.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Firepower Management Center CVE-2016-6434 Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Cisco Firepower Threat Management Console 6.0.1 - Hard-Coded MySQL Credentials - Linux local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Cisco Firepower Management Center Console Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
KoreBlog virtual_appliance_spelunking af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.korelogic.com
www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-005.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.korelogic.com
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