CVE-2016-6460

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6460
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-19 03:03:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the FTP Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface (REST API) for Cisco Firepower System Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass FTP malware detection rules and download malware over an FTP connection. Cisco Firepower System Software is affected when the device has a file policy with malware block configured for FTP connections. More Information: CSCuv36188 CSCuy91156. Known Affected Releases: 5.4.0.2 5.4.1.1 5.4.1.6 6.0.0 6.1.0 6.2.0. Known Fixed Releases: 6.0.0.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.002270000 probability, percentile 0.452450000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-254 | unspecified

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Firesight System Software 5.4.0.2 All All All
Application Cisco Firesight System Software 5.4.1.1 All All All
Application Cisco Firesight System Software 5.4.1.6 All All All
Application Cisco Firesight System Software 6.0.0 All All All
Application Cisco Firesight System Software 6.1.0 All All All
Application Cisco Firesight System Software 6.2.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Cisco Firepower System Software 5.4.0.2 Through 6.2.0 affected Cisco Firepower System Software 5.4.0.2 through 6.2.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Firepower System Software FTP Malware Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Firepower System Software CVE-2016-6460 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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