CVE-2016-6367

HIGH KEV

Cisco ASA <8.4(1) - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2016-6367 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added May 24, 2022. EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including Shadow Brokers.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This entry is a stub pointing to an external binary exploit for CVE-2016-6367, a privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco ASA/PIX. The actual exploit code is not provided in the text, only a link to a binary.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb STUB
by Shadow Brokers · textlocalhardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40271

This entry is a stub pointing to an external binary exploit for CVE-2016-6367, a privilege escalation vulnerability in Cisco ASA/PIX. The actual exploit code is not provided in the text, only a link to a binary.

Classification
Stub 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cisco ASA/PIX (versions affected by CVE-2016-6367)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated access to the Cisco ASA/PIX device · Binary exploit from the provided link
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40271/
Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://blogs.cisco.com/security/shadow-brokers
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036636
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92520

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.2258
EPSS Percentile 97.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2022-05-24
VulnCheck KEV 2016-08-15
InTheWild.io 2016-08-15
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2016-7290
CWE
CWE-77
Status published
Products (1)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 7.2.0 - 8.4\(3\)
Published Aug 18, 2016
KEV Added May 24, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026