CVE-2016-6406
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.6% (pctl 89)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.57% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-09-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cisco | email security appliance firmware |
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
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