The Threat Management Console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 5.2.0 through 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrar
The Threat Management Console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 5.2.0 through 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted web-application parameters, aka Bug ID CSCva30872.
- Published
- Oct 6, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 80.7% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
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Action score
59
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 24 / 30 · 80.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | secure firewall management center | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- cisco secure firewall management center5.2.0
- cisco secure firewall management center5.3.0
- cisco secure firewall management center5.3.0.2
- cisco secure firewall management center5.3.0.3
- cisco secure firewall management center5.3.0.4
- cisco secure firewall management center5.3.1
- cisco secure firewall management center5.3.1.3
- cisco secure firewall management center5.3.1.4
- cisco secure firewall management center5.3.1.5
- cisco secure firewall management center5.3.1.6
- cisco secure firewall management center5.4.0
- cisco secure firewall management center5.4.0.2
- cisco secure firewall management center5.4.1
- cisco secure firewall management center5.4.1.1
- cisco secure firewall management center5.4.1.2
- cisco secure firewall management center5.4.1.3
- cisco secure firewall management center5.4.1.4
- cisco secure firewall management center5.4.1.5
- cisco secure firewall management center5.4.1.6
- cisco secure firewall management center6.0.1
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- CVE-2025-20265Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Radius Remote Code Execution Vulnerability45Plan
- CVE-2023-20048A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attac44Plan
- CVE-2019-16028Cisco Firepower Management Center Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Authentication Bypass Vulnerability40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2016-10-05 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2017-01-13 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/linux/http/cisco_firepower_useraddCisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 Post Authentication UserAdd Vulnerabilityexploit | 2016-10-10 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-1 d
- Published
- Metasploit+4 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+3646 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Noroxi analysis
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References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/140467/Cisco-Firepower-Management-Console-6.0-Post-Authentication-UserAdd.html
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-ftmc
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93414
- blog.korelogic.com/blog/2016/10/10/virtual_appliance_spelunking
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40463/
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41041/
- www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-007.txt
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.