CVE-2016-6406
What it is
Cisco IronPort AsyncOS 9.1.2-023, 9.1.2-028, 9.1.2-036, 9.7.2-046, 9.7.2-047, 9.7.2-054, 10.0.0-124, and 10.0.0-125 on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices, when Enrollment Client before 1.0.2-065 is installed, allows remote attackers to obtain root access via a connection to the testing/debugging interface, aka Bug ID CSCvb26017.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 3.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware 9.1.2-023
- Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware 9.1.2-028
- Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware 9.1.2-036
- Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware 9.7.2-046
- Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware 9.7.2-047
- Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware 9.7.2-054
- Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware 10.0.0-124
- Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware 10.0.0-125
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160922-esa
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160922-esa
References
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160922-esa
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93116
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036881
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160922-esa
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93116
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036881