CVE-2016-1411: Cisco Content Security Management Appliance

Medium severity, CVSS 5.9. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A vulnerability in the update functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA), Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), and Cisco Content Management Security Appliance (SMA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impersonate the update server. More Information: CSCul88715, CSCul94617, CSCul94627. Known Affected Releases: 7.5.2-201 7.6.3-025 8.0.1-023 8.5.0-000 8.5.0-ER1-198 7.5.2-HP2-303 7.7.0-608 7.7.5-835 8.5.1-021 8.8.0-000 7.9.1-102 8.0.0-404 8.1.1-013 8.2.0-222. Known Fixed Releases: 8.0.2-069 8.0.2-074 8.5.7-042 9.1.0-032 8.5.2-027 9.6.1-019.

Affected products

• Cisco Content Security Management Appliance: version 9.1.0 only; version 9.1.0-004 only; version 9.1.0-031 only; version 9.1.0-033 only; version 9.1.0-103 only; version 9.6.0 only
• Cisco Email Security Appliance: version 7.5.2-201 only; version 7.5.2-hp2-303 only; version 7.6.3-025 only; version 8.0.1-023 only; version 8.5.0-000 only; version 8.5.0-er1-198 only; …
• Cisco Web Security Appliance: version 7.7.0-608 only; version 7.7.5-835 only; version 8.8.0-000 only

Published 2016-12-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.