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 proxy user settings in "system settings / scan settings / anti spam" 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-2016-7442
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7x6-w8mx-7jxr
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-2016-7442 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7442 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m7x6-w8mx-7jxr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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