CVE-2016-1457 Command injection in n/a
Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands as root via crafted HTTP requests in Cisco Firepower Management Center and ASA software.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1457?
CVE-2016-1457 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, published on 18 Aug 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The web-based GUI in Cisco Firepower Management Center 4.x and 5.x before 5.3.1.2 and 5.4.x before 5.4.0.1 and Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software on 5500-X devices with FirePOWER Services 4.x and 5.x before 5.3.1.2 and 5.4.x before 5.4.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root via crafted HTTP requests, aka Bug ID CSCur25513.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1457?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1457?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1457 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2016-1457 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1457 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
- CVE-2026-20079 Cisco Firewall Management Center Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2026-20131 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2026-20316 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Use of Hard-coded Password
- CVE-2025-20265 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Radius Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-20424 Command injection in Cisco Firepower Management Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g3rq-2957-28ch.