Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) CLI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2016-6367
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:22.58%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Assessing known weaponization, exploitation telemetry, and federal advisories.
Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-77 ↗CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | all |
| cisco | asa_5500 | all |
| cisco | asa_5500-x | all |
| cisco | asa_5500_csc-ssm | all |
| cisco | asa_5505 | all |
| cisco | asa_5506-x | all |
| cisco | asa_5506h-x | all |
| cisco | asa_5506w-x | all |
| cisco | asa_5508-x | all |
| cisco | asa_5510 | all |
| cisco | asa_5512-x | all |
| cisco | asa_5515-x | all |
| cisco | asa_5516-x | all |
| cisco | asa_5520 | all |
| cisco | asa_5525-x | all |
| cisco | asa_5540 | all |
| cisco | asa_5545-x | all |
| cisco | asa_5550 | all |
| cisco | asa_5555-x | all |
| cisco | asa_5580 | all |
| cisco | asa_5585-x | all |
| cisco | firewall_services_module | all |
| cisco | pix_firewall_501 | all |
| cisco | pix_firewall_506 | all |
| cisco | pix_firewall_506e | all |
| cisco | pix_firewall_515 | all |
| cisco | pix_firewall_515e | all |
| cisco | pix_firewall_520 | all |
| cisco | pix_firewall_525 | all |
| cisco | pix_firewall_535 | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Cisco Systems, Inc. · Hosted Service · USA |
| Reserved | 2016-07-26T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2016-08-18T18:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2016-08-17 |
| Last Updated | 2026-01-12T20:49:46 |
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