CVE-2016-7442: Sophos Unified Threat Management Software

Medium severity, CVSS 4.4. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Frontend component in Sophos UTM with firmware 9.405-5 and earlier allows local administrators to obtain sensitive password information by reading the "value" field of the proxy user settings in "system settings / scan settings / anti spam" configuration tab.

Affected products

• Sophos Unified Threat Management Software: up to and including 9.405-5

Published 2016-10-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.