CVE-2016-6434 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Local users with CLI access can obtain sensitive information due to hardcoded database credentials in Cisco Firepower Management Center.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6434?
CVE-2016-6434 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, published on 6 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.0.1 has hardcoded database credentials, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging CLI access, aka Bug ID CSCva30370.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6434?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6434?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6434 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6434 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6434 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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-888q-c9pw-cm4h.