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CVE-2016-6367

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) CLI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 22.6%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 14 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software before 8.4(1) on ASA 5500, ASA 5500-X, PIX, and FWSM devices allows local users to gain privileges via invalid CLI commands, aka Bug ID CSCtu74257 or EPICBANANA.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
22.58% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 24 May 2022 · due 14 June 2022
Weakness
CWE-77
Affected
cisco/adaptive security appliance software
Source
psirt@cisco.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6367

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.