The Frontend component in Sophos UTM with firmware 9.405-5 and earlier allows local…
Priority LOW 21CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The Frontend component in Sophos UTM with firmware 9.405-5 and earlier allows local administrators to obtain sensitive password information by reading the "value" field of the SMTP user settings in the notifications configuration tab.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00538 45th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7397
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjh6-cq5x-wfcq
References
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More Sophos Unified Threat Management Software vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-06274 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2016-00695 The resend_bytes function in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2016-00696 The (1) roaming_read and (2) roaming_write functions in roaming_common.c in the client in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2013-05057 Unspecified vulnerability in WebAdmin in Sophos UTM (aka Astaro Security Gateway) before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-02040 Memory leak in the TCP stack in the kernel in Sophos UTM before 9.109 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-01877 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the UserPortal page in SOPHOS UTM before… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-7397 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7397 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjh6-cq5x-wfcq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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