CVE-2016-1315 — The proxy engine in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP), when used with Email Security Appliance (ESA) 9.5.0-201, 9.6.0-051, and 9.7.0-125, allows remote attackers to bypass intended content restrictions via a malformed e-mail message containing an encoded file, aka Bug ID CSCux45338

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The proxy engine in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP), when used with Email Security Appliance (ESA) 9.5.0-201, 9.6.0-051, and 9.7.0-125, allows remote attackers to bypass intended content restrictions via a malformed e-mail message containing an encoded file, aka Bug ID CSCux45338

Published Feb 12, 2016

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.43%

Description

The proxy engine in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP), when used with Email Security Appliance (ESA) 9.5.0-201, 9.6.0-051, and 9.7.0-125, allows remote attackers to bypass intended content restrictions via a malformed e-mail message containing an encoded file, aka Bug ID CSCux45338.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.43% 0.01431

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01431

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.43% (0.01431)	72.07th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.43% (0.01431)	69.47th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.34% (0.00341)	54.62th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.11% (0.00114)	46.67th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 3, 2024	0.11% (0.00114)	45.37th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.11% (0.00114)	43.36th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-284

References (2)

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160211-esaamp
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035008
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Link	Providers	Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160211-esaamp		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035008		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner cisco

Published Feb 12, 2016

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Jan 4, 2016

Link CVE-2016-1315

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-1315

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-1315