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CVE-2016-6597: sophos mobile_control_eas_proxy 7PK - Security Features

CVSS: 8.6v3.0HighModified
Published 10-08-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-6597 is a high (CVSS 8.6) 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in sophos mobile_control_eas_proxy. EPSS estimates a 4.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.48%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-08-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Sophos EAS Proxy before 6.2.0 for Sophos Mobile Control, when Lotus Traveler is enabled, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary web-resources from the backend mail system via a request for the resource, aka an Open Reverse Proxy vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.48% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
4.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sophos1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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