Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-05-24. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-06-14. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
n/a / n/a
Default status: Not specified
- affected: n/a
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817-asa-cli
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40271/
- http://blogs.cisco.com/security/shadow-brokers
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036636
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-56516
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92520
- https://github.com/offensive-security/exploit-database-bin-sploits/raw/master/sploits/40271.zip
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6367
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}07 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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}05 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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