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TI-2016-01367 Aliases CVE-2016-1480GHSA-qw2x-j69x-jcc8

A vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) scanner of Cisco…

Priority LOW 37CWE-388Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02419 84th 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
—Cisco AsyncOS through WSA10.0.0-000Cisco AsyncOS through WSA10.0.0-000—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco AsyncOS through WSA10.0.0-000 Vendor— Affected Cisco AsyncOS through WSA10.0.0-000 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 31

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.0.1-023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.1-023VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0_baseVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.0-000VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.0-er1-198:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.0-er1-198VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-052:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.6-052VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-073:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.6-073VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-074:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.6-074VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.6-106VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-113:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.6-113VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.7-042:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.7-042VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.0.1-023:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1-023 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0-000 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.0-er1-198:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0-er1-198 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-052:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.6-052 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-073:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.6-073 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-074:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.6-074 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-106:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.6-106 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-113:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.6-113 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.7-042:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.7-042 Vulnerable ·Cisco
Show 21 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.6.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.6.0-011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.6.0-011VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.9.1-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.1-000VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.9.2-032:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.9.2-032VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.0-212:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.0-212VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.0-461:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.0-461VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.5-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.5-000VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0-011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.0-011VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0-032:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.0-032VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0-101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.0-101VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.1-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.1-000VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.4.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.4.4-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.4.4-000VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.5.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5.0-000VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.5.0-201:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5.0-201VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.6.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.6.0-000VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.6.0-042:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.6.0-042VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.7.0-125:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7.0-125VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.6.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.6.0-011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.6.0-011 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.9.1-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.1-000 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.9.2-032:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.2-032 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.0-212:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0-212 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.0-461:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0-461 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.5-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.5-000 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0-011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0-011 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0-032:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0-032 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0-101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0-101 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.1-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.1-000 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.4.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.4.4-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.4.4-000 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.5.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5.0-000 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.5.0-201:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5.0-201 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.6.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.6.0-000 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.6.0-042:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.6.0-042 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.7.0-125:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7.0-125 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1480
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qw2x-j69x-jcc8

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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