CVE-2016-6367
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) CLI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)Network & edge
CVSS
7.8HighExploit odds (EPSS)22.6%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Timeline
- 18 Aug 2016, 18:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
- 19 Aug 2016Exploit code publicExploit-DB
- 24 May 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
Public exploit code and templates 1
- Local exploitCisco ASA / PIX - 'EPICBANANA' Local Privilege Escalation 19 Aug 2016Exploit-DB
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Description
A vulnerability in the command-line interface (CLI) parser of Cisco ASA software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to create a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or potentially execute code.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- n/aaffected: n/aCVE List
References 4
- github.com/offensive-security/exploit-database-bin-sploits/raw/master/sploits/40271.zipAdvisoryvia CVE List
- exploit-db.com/exploits/40271/Exploitvia CVE List
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6367Referencevia CISA KEV
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6367Referencevia CVE List