CVE-2016-6367

HIGHNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-24), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 23%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software before 8.4(1) on ASA 5500, ASA 5500-X, PIX, and FWSM devices allows local users to gain privileges via invalid CLI commands, aka Bug ID CSCtu74257 or EPICBANANA.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EPSS
97.5%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

August 18, 2016

Last Modified

April 22, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated May 19, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Cisco Event Response: Cisco ASA and IOS Vulnerabilities

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-56516
generic

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance CLI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817-asa-cli
generic

The Shadow Brokers EPICBANANA and EXTRABACON Exploits - Cisco Blogs

http://blogs.cisco.com/security/shadow-brokers
generic🟡 PoC Available

Cisco ASA / PIX - 'EPICBANANA' Local Privilege Escalation - Hardware local Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40271/
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036636
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92520

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 61× in last 7d / 224× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 420 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-22 22:03 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  3. 2026-07-22 18:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-22 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-22 09:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-22 05:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-22 01:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-21 20:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-21 16:26 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-21 16:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-21 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-21 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  16. 2026-07-21 12:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-21 07:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-21 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-20 23:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-20 18:50 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-07-20 18:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-20 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-20 14:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-20 10:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-20 05:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-20 01:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-19 21:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-19 16:56 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-19 16:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-19 14:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-07-19 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-19 08:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-19 03:59 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-19 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-07-18 23:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-07-18 14:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-18 10:40 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-07-18 10:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-18 10:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-07-18 06:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-07-17 21:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-07-17 13:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-17 08:44 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-07-17 08:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-17 04:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-17 00:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-16 19:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  31. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-07-16 15:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-16 11:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-16 06:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-16 02:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-15 22:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-15 17:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-15 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-07-15 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  42. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  43. 2026-07-15 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-15 09:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-07-15 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-15 01:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-07-15 00:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-14 20:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-14 18:05 UTCCISA KEV update
  50. 2026-07-14 15:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-14 11:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-14 07:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-14 02:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-13 22:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-13 22:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-07-13 18:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-13 17:07 UTCCISA KEV update
  58. 2026-07-13 13:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-13 09:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-07-13 05:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-13 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-07-12 20:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-12 16:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-12 11:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-12 07:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-07-12 05:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-07-12 05:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-07-12 03:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-07-11 22:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-11 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-11 14:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  73. 2026-07-11 08:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-07-11 05:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-11 01:15 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-40271
    First seen Aug 19, 2016

    Cisco ASA / PIX - 'EPICBANANA' Local Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2016-6367?
CVE-2016-6367 is a high vulnerability published on August 18, 2016. Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software before 8.4(1) on ASA 5500, ASA 5500-X, PIX, and FWSM devices allows local users to gain privileges via invalid CLI commands, aka Bug ID CSCtu74257 or EPICBANANA.
When was CVE-2016-6367 disclosed?
CVE-2016-6367 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 18, 2016, with the most recent update on April 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-6367 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2016-6367 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 24, 2022, affecting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA). KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-6367?
CVE-2016-6367 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2016-6367?
CVE-2016-6367 affects Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA). The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2016-6367?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-6367, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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