No exploitation reported

CVE-2016-1480

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2016-10-28
WeaknessCWE-388

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Description

A vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) scanner of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) and Web Security Appliances (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured user filters on the device. Affected Products: all releases prior to the first fixed release of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco ESA and Cisco WSA, both virtual and hardware appliances, if the software is configured with message or content filters to scan incoming email attachments. More Information: CSCuw03606, CSCux59734. Known Affected Releases: 8.0.0-000 8.5.6-106 9.0.0-000 9.1.0-032 9.6.0-042 9.5.0-444 WSA10.0.0-000. Known Fixed Releases: 9.1.1-038 9.7.1-066.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2016-10-2810:59CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Versions per branch

NVD

Cisco email security appliance

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
8.0	= 8.0.1-023	no fix published	NVD
8.0	= 8.0_base	no fix published	NVD
8.5	= 8.5.0-000	no fix published	NVD
8.5	= 8.5.0-er1-198	no fix published	NVD
8.5	= 8.5.6-052	no fix published	NVD
8.5	= 8.5.6-073	no fix published	NVD
8.5	= 8.5.6-074	no fix published	NVD
8.5	= 8.5.6-106	no fix published	NVD
8.5	= 8.5.6-113	no fix published	NVD
8.5	= 8.5.7-042	no fix published	NVD
8.6	= 8.6.0	no fix published	NVD
8.6	= 8.6.0-011	no fix published	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

tools.cisco.comVendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-388read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.4 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published: 2016-10-28
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1480?

Is CVE-2016-1480 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-1480 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.4% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-1480?

CVE-2016-1480 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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