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CVE-2016-1486

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 3.0%EU EUVD

A vulnerability in the email attachment scanning functionality of the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) feature of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to stop scanning and forwarding email messages due to a denial of service (DoS) condition. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco AsyncOS Software releases 9.7.1 and later, prior to the first fixed release, for both virtual and hardware Cisco Email Security Appliances, if the AMP feature is configured to scan incoming email attachments. More Information: CSCuy99453. Known Affected Releases: 9.7.1-066. Known Fixed Releases: 10.0.0-125 9.7.1-207 9.7.2-047.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.5 (v3.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-19
EPSS score
3.0% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2016-2585)
Published
October 28, 2016
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-2585 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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CVE-2016-1486: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.5)