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TI-2015-05272 Aliases CVE-2015-6285GHSA-cwqw-mv4m-vqgq

Format string vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) 7.6.0 and 8.0.0…

Priority LOW 31CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) 7.6.0 and 8.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite or service outage) via format string specifiers in an HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCug21497.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01417 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6285
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cwqw-mv4m-vqgq

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-05357 Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager External Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-01567 Cisco Email Security Appliance Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2018-00378 Improper input validation in Cisco Email Security Appliance CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-02695 Cisco Email Security Appliance Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-01541 Cisco Email Security Appliance Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-01553 Cisco Email Security Appliance Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.4
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Sources

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