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CVE-2016-6420

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-10-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Cisco FireSIGHT System Software 4.10.3 through 5.4.0 in Firepower Management Center allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization checks and gain privileges via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCur25467.

Affected products

• Cisco FireSIGHT System Software: 4.10.3, 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.4.0

References

• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-fmc1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93204
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036919
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-fmc1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93204
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036919

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