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CVE-2016-7836

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2025-10-14 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2017-06-09
  • WeaknessCWE-287

Am I affected?

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Description

SKYSEA Client View Ver.11.221.03 and earlier allows remote code execution via a flaw in processing authentication on the TCP connection with the management console program.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-06-0916:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2025-10-14Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2025-10-14Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2025-10-14Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-10-1503:56SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

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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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-7836?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Skygroup skysea client view
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.221≤ 11.221.03no fix published

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

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.due 2025-11-04

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2025-10-14
Patch Due Date
2025-11-04
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CISA KEVKEV entry2025-10-14
  • GCVEexploitation2025-10-14
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2025-10-15
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.19.82025-10-14
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-2872025-10-14
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-287read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score19.2 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-06-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7836?

SKYSEA Client View Ver.11.221.03 and earlier allows remote code execution via a flaw in processing authentication on the TCP connection with the management console program.

Is CVE-2016-7836 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2016-7836 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2025-11-04.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-7836?

CVE-2016-7836 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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