Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) 8.0.6-078 and 8.0.6-115 allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 27CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) 8.0.6-078 and 8.0.6-115 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a flood of TCP traffic that leads to DNS resolution delays, aka Bug IDs CSCur32005 and CSCur07907.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02037 81st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.5 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.6 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:8.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0_base | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.5 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.6 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_virtual_appliance:8.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6287
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r224-hwf4-6cww
References
More Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-04505 A vulnerability in AsyncOS for the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-04506 Improper input validation in Cisco Web Security Appliance CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-04503 Injection in Cisco Web Security Appliance CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2015-03535 The remote-support feature on Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance (WSAv), Email Security… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2017-04504 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Web Security Appliance CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2015-03536 The remote-support feature on Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance (WSAv), Email Security… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2015-6287 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-6287 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r224-hwf4-6cww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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