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TI-2015-05369 Aliases CVE-2015-6386GHSA-vr38-pghp-52qv

The passthrough FTP feature on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices with software…

Priority LOW 26CWE-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

The passthrough FTP feature on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices with software 8.0.7-142 and 8.5.1-021 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via FTP sessions in which the control connection is ended after data transfer, aka Bug ID CSCut94150.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01744 77th 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:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.0.7-142:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.7-142VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.5.1-021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.1-021VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.0.7-142:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.7-142 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.5.1-021:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.1-021 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6386
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vr38-pghp-52qv

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-06741 Buffer overflow in Cisco Secure Web Appliance CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00369 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2019-01508 Cisco Web Security Appliance HTTPS Certificate Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2018-00312 A vulnerability in traffic-monitoring functions in Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-01086 Cisco Web Security Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-11999 Cisco Web Security Appliance Unauthorized Device Reset Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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