CVE-2016-1480

high Cisco
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.3%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 44% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: October 28, 2016 (3485 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Cisco
Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) scanner of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) and Web Security Appliances (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured user filters on the device. Affected Products: all releases prior to the first fixed release of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco ESA and Cisco WSA, both virtual and hardware appliances, if the software is configured with message or content filters to scan incoming email attachments. More Information: CSCuw03606, CSCux59734. Known Affected Releases: 8.0.0-000 8.5.6-106 9.0.0-000 9.1.0-032 9.6.0-042 9.5.0-444 WSA10.0.0-000. Known Fixed Releases: 9.1.1-038 9.7.1-066.

CWE

CWE-388

Affected Products

cisco email security appliance

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 tools.cisco.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com