# CVE-2016-6433: Command injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands on Cisco Firepower Management Center via crafted web-application parameters.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Oct 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vj79-frfw-249q

## What is CVE-2016-6433?

CVE-2016-6433 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, published on 6 Oct 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6433?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-6433?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6433 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-6433 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-6433 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Cisco Firepower Threat Management Console 6.0.1 - Remote Command Execution (exploitdb)
- Cisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 Post Authentication UserAdd Vulnerability (metasploit)
- Cisco Firepower Management Console 6.0 - Post Authentication UserAdd (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center

- [CVE-2026-20079](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20079/): Cisco Firewall Management Center Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-20131](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20131/): Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-20316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20316/): Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Use of Hard-coded Password (medium 5.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-20265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20265/): Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Radius Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-20424](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20424/): Command injection in Cisco Firepower Management Center (critical 9.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-6433 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-6433 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, published on 6 Oct 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-6433 exists.

Affected product: Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6433/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6433/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6433
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6433
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6433

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.