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CVE-2016-6434

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-10-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Cisco 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.

Affected products

• Cisco Firepower Management Center: 6.0.1

References

• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-ftmc1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93412
• https://blog.korelogic.com/blog/2016/10/10/virtual_appliance_spelunking
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40465/
• https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-005.txt
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-ftmc1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93412
• https://blog.korelogic.com/blog/2016/10/10/virtual_appliance_spelunking
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40465/
• https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-005.txt

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