CVE-2016-8501: Yandex Browser

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Security WiFi bypass in Yandex Browser from version 15.10 to 15.12 allows remote attacker to sniff traffic in open or WEP-protected wi-fi networks despite of special security mechanism is enabled.

Affected products

• Yandex Yandex Browser: version 15.10.2454.3845 only; version 15.12.0.6151 only; version 15.12.1.6475 only

Published 2016-10-26. Last modified 2026-06-17.