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CVE-2016-6406

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.0140%

EPSS Percentile8.01th

PublishedSep 22, 2016

Last ModifiedMay 6, 2026

Vulnerability Description

Cisco IronPort AsyncOS 9.1.2-023, 9.1.2-028, 9.1.2-036, 9.7.2-046, 9.7.2-047, 9.7.2-054, 10.0.0-124, and 10.0.0-125 on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices, when Enrollment Client before 1.0.2-065 is installed, allows remote attackers to obtain root access via a connection to the testing/debugging interface, aka Bug ID CSCvb26017.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

💻

Cisco

Email Security Appliance Firmware

= 9.1.2-023

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Cisco

Email Security Appliance Firmware

= 9.1.2-028

💻

Cisco

Email Security Appliance Firmware

= 9.1.2-036

💻

Cisco

Email Security Appliance Firmware

= 9.7.2-046

💻

Cisco

Email Security Appliance Firmware

= 9.7.2-047

💻

Cisco

Email Security Appliance Firmware

= 9.7.2-054

💻

Cisco

Email Security Appliance Firmware

= 10.0.0-124

💻

Cisco

Email Security Appliance Firmware

= 10.0.0-125

References & Advisories

🔗 http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160922-esa

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93116

🔗 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036881

🔗 http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160922-esa

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93116

🔗 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036881

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