{
    "id": "CVE-2016-6406",
    "published": "2016-09-22 22:59:22",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:50:58",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.03574",
    "epss_percentile": "0.89088",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-09 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "cisco",
            "product": "email_security_appliance_firmware"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}