{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.1","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document. This document is autogenerated.","title":"OpenSSH Vulnerability"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2016-6210","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-03-11T22:32:12.712Z","generator":{"date":"2026-03-11T22:32:12.712Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2016-6210","initial_release_date":"2016-11-17T17:02:00.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2026-03-11T15:32:12.000Z","summary":"Initial release"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2016-6210","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-PAN-OS-445","PANW-PAN-OS-432","PANW-PAN-OS-448","PANW-PAN-OS-450"],"known_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-451","PANW-PAN-OS-435","PANW-PAN-OS-444","PANW-PAN-OS-446","PANW-PAN-OS-447","PANW-PAN-OS-449"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"Palo Alto Networks makes use of a the OpenSSH tool. CVE-2016-6210 was recently confirmed to be applicable to the version in use by PAN-OS. (Ref # 100977/CVE-2016-6210).\nTo exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to guess usernames defined as system administrators on the firewall.\nThis issue affects PAN-OS 5.0.X and earlier; PAN-OS 5.1.X and earlier; PAN-OS 6.0.14 and earlier; PAN-OS 6.1.14 and earlier; PAN-OS 7.0.10 and earlier; PAN-OS 7.1.5 and earlier"}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2016-6210","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6210"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2016-6210","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-6210"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"Palo Alto Networks makes use of a the OpenSSH tool. CVE-2016-6210 was recently confirmed to be applicable to the version in use by PAN-OS. (Ref # 100977/CVE-2016-6210).\nTo exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to guess usernames defined as system administrators on the firewall.\nThis issue affects PAN-OS 5.0.X and earlier; PAN-OS 5.1.X and earlier; PAN-OS 6.0.14 and earlier; PAN-OS 6.1.14 and earlier; PAN-OS 7.0.10 and earlier; PAN-OS 7.1.5 and earlier"}],"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM"},"products":["PANW-PAN-OS-451","PANW-PAN-OS-435","PANW-PAN-OS-444","PANW-PAN-OS-446","PANW-PAN-OS-447","PANW-PAN-OS-449"]}]}]}