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TI-2016-07442 Aliases CVE-2016-9091GHSA-mgjw-ppjc-jj5p

OS command injection in Symantec Blue Coat ASG

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Blue Coat Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6 before 6.6.5.4 and Content Analysis System (CAS) 1.3 before 1.3.7.4 are susceptible to an OS command injection vulnerability. An authenticated malicious administrator can execute arbitrary OS commands with elevated system privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09579 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Blue Coat ASG (Symantec Corporation): 6.6.5.4Blue Coat CAS (Symantec Corporation): 1.3.7.4

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SymantecBlue Coat ASG6.6 to before 6.6.5.46.6.5.4Patch availableCNA
SymantecBlue Coat CAS1.3 to before 1.3.7.41.3.7.4Patch availableCNA
  • Blue Coat ASG VendorSymantec Affected 6.6 to before 6.6.5.4 Fixed in 6.6.5.4 Patch available CNA
  • Blue Coat CAS VendorSymantec Affected 1.3 to before 1.3.7.4 Fixed in 1.3.7.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bluecoat:advanced_secure_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.6.5.2VulnerableBluecoat
cpe:2.3:a:bluecoat:content_analysis_system_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3.7.3VulnerableBluecoat
  • cpe:2.3:a:bluecoat:advanced_secure_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.6.5.2 Vulnerable ·Bluecoat
  • cpe:2.3:a:bluecoat:content_analysis_system_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.7.3 Vulnerable ·Bluecoat

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Blue Coat ASG (Symantec Corporation) Fixed in 6.6.5.4
  • Fix · CNA Blue Coat CAS (Symantec Corporation) Fixed in 1.3.7.4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9091
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mgjw-ppjc-jj5p

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-04157 Command injection in Symantec Messaging Gateway KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2009-01353 The Intel LANDesk Common Base Agent (CBA) in Symantec Alert Management System 2 (AMS2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2017-04156 The Symantec Messaging Gateway can encounter an issue of remote code execution, which… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2012-00284 The management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 does not properly restrict… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-02539 Stack-based buffer overflow in Symantec Antivirus 10.1 and Client Security 3.1 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-02563 The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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