Security restrictions bypass in Cisco Email Security Appliance - CVE-2016-6406
Published: September 23, 2016 / Updated: April 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU644
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6406
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to obtain the target system with root privileges.
The weakness exists due to improper access control. By accessing internal testing and debugging interface attacker can get access to the vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will allow a malicious user to gain access to the vulnerable system with root privileges.
The weakness exists due to improper access control. By accessing internal testing and debugging interface attacker can get access to the vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will allow a malicious user to gain access to the vulnerable system with root privileges.
Affected software
Cisco Email Security Appliance
How to mitigate CVE-2016-6406
Install update from vendor's website.