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CVE-2016-1461

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-08-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Cisco AsyncOS on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices through 9.7.0-125 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted attachment in an e-mail message, aka Bug ID CSCuz14932.

Affected products

• Cisco Asyncos: through 9.7.0-125

References

• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160727-esa
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92155
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036470
• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160727-esa
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92155
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036470

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