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CVE-2016-6357

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• 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: 2016-10-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-388

Description

A vulnerability in the configured security policies, including drop email filtering, in Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured drop filter by using an email with a corrupted attachment. More Information: CSCuz01651. Known Affected Releases: 10.0.9-015 9.7.1-066 9.9.6-026.

Affected products

• Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA): 9.7.1-066, 9.9.6-026

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93909
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037114
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026-esa5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93909
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037114
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026-esa5

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