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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 19, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-6458

CVE-2016-6458

Description

A vulnerability in the content filtering functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass content filters configured on an affected device. Email that should have been filtered could instead be forwarded by the device. This vulnerability affects all releases prior to the first fixed release of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances, both virtual and hardware appliances, if the software is configured to use a content filter for email attachments that are protected or encrypted. More Information: CSCva52546. Known Affected Releases: 10.0.0-125 9.7.1-066.

Affected products

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  • Cisco Systems, Inc./Email Security Appliance Firmware8 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:10.0.0-124:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:10.0.0-124:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:10.0.0-125:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:9.7.1-066:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:9.7.2-046:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:9.7.2-047:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:9.7.2-054:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:9.9.6-026:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:9.9_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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