CVE-2016-6435 Path traversal in n/a
Remote authenticated users can read arbitrary files on Cisco Firepower Management Center via crafted parameters in the web console.
- 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-2016-6435?
CVE-2016-6435 is a medium-severity path traversal 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 web console in Cisco Firepower Management Center 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via crafted parameters, aka Bug ID CSCva30376.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6435?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6435?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6435 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2016-6435 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-6435 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 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-hqcq-vffg-mcgx.