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
Published Oct 28, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.42%
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
- Vendor n/a Product Cisco AsyncOS through 9.9.6-026 Defaultn/a
- Version Cisco AsyncOS through 9.9.6-026StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Cisco AsyncOS through 9.9.6-026 | n/a |
|
- 9.7.1-066
- 9.9.6-026
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 2.42% (0.02419) | 83.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.42% (0.02419) | 81.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00209) | 41.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 64.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 63.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 60.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93909 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037114 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026-esa5 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93909 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037114 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026-esa5 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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